JUDGMENT

Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral) - This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.

2. CM APPL. 40499/2021 has been filed seeking directions to the Respondent-Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) to issue the No Objection Certificate (NOC) to the Petitioners.

3. The grandfather of the child is also present in Court and has made repeated prayers for issuance of no objection certificate from CARA on an urgent basis.

4. Mr. Atul Nagarajan, ld. Counsel for the Petitioner has raised a grievance that despite so many years the Petitioner has not obtained the NOC by CARA, but has received a support letter dated 3rd November, 2022 which is insufficient. Ld. Counsel points out that CARA is now issuing support letters instead of NOCs as they used to issue earlier.

5. Mr. Dhanda, ld. Counsel for CARA submits that he would personally visit CARA and get this issue sorted out for the Petitioner.

6. The Court notices that in terms of the Adoption Amendment Regulations 2021, the Adoption Regulations 2017 have been modified wherein regulation 22B reads as under:

"22B. Procedure in the case of registered adoption deed.-(1) In the cases where the adoption deed has already been executed in pursuance