JUDGMENT

Nirmaljit Kaur, J. - The present petition has been filed seeking a direction to respondent Nos.1 and 2 to issue a passport to the petitioner by dispensing with the requirement of 'No Objection Certificate' from respondent No.3, i.e. the Central Adoption Resource Authority (hereinafter referred as 'the CARA') which is being taken up through Video Conferencing due to COVID-19.

2. The petitioner-Jasmine Kaur was born on 15.11.2017 in India to her natural parents Mr.Manohar Lal & Mrs. Gian Kaur. It is significant to mention here that twin daughters were born to Mr.Manohar Lal & Mrs. Gian Kaur. Gian Kaur is the real sister of Mrs.Balbir Kaur, an NRI, OCI card holder and citizen of United Kindgom, aged 53 years, wife of Paramjit Singh, is a permanent resident of 250, Park Avenue, Southhall Middlesex UB 13AW UK. The petitioner was adopted by above mentioned Balbir Kaur and Paramjit Singh from her natural parents as per Sikh rites and ceremonies which were performed at Gurudwara Shaheedan Singhan Ji, Village Thalla, Tehsil Phillaur, District Jalandhar and a certificate to this effect was also issued. Pursuant to the adoption ceremony, a registered adoption deed was also executed on