ORDER

1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.

2. The present petition has been filed by Petitioner No.1-Shri Anil Kumar Singh and his wife, Petitioner No.2-Mrs. Sonika Singh who are Non-Resident Indians. The Petitioners adopted a child-Navya Singh on 2nd August, 2011 from her biological parents. The adoption deed was registered on 3rd August, 2011. The Petitioners filed an application before the UK border agency for entry clearance in the UK which was rejected due to lack of a No-objection from the Indian adoption agency. Thereafter, repeated attempts made by the Petitioners to obtain an NOC from the Respondent, CARA from 2011 to 2016 were futile. The stand of CARA at that stage was that an adoption under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 was not covered. Finally, Petitioners filed a civil suit for declaration under Section 34 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 in the Court of Civil Judge, Sr. Division. A decree declaring Petition