JUDGMENT

M. M. DAS, J.

As both the writ petitions have been filed against two verbatim orders passed in CMA Nos. 222 and 223 of 2009 by the learned District Judge, Khurda at Bhubaneswar on two applications filed by the same petitioners, i.e., the writ petitioners, both the matters were heard together and are being disposed of by this common judgment.

2. Both the petitioners filed the aforesaid two CMAs purportedly under section 9 (4) of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 (for short, ‘the Act, 1956’) seeking permission of the learned District Judge for the adoption of two minor female children, namely, Kuni and Gudly by petitioner no.2. In both the cases, the petitioners filed the following documents:

(i) Child Study Report

(ii) Home Study Report

(iii) Release order for adoption

(iv) Medical report of petitioner no.2.

(v) Salary certificate of petitioner no.2.

(vi) Foster Care Agreement

(vii) Photograph of the petitioner no.2, i.e., the prospective adoptive mother,

(viii) Photographs of both the minor children.

3. The Child Welfare Committee, Khurda, District – Khurda has passed the release order for adoption of both the children as per the provisions of the Juvenile Justi