ORDER

1. This is a matter relating to inter-country adoption of a surrendered child. This revision filed under section 102 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (in short, ‘J.J. Act’) challenges the impugned order dated 27.7.2022 passed by Court below in Case No.MJCGW 11-2022.

2. The Court below rejected the application filed by the applicant No.1 and declined to issue adoption order in favour of applicants No.2 and 3. It is averred in the present revision that India and USA are signing members of Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in respect of Inter-country Adoptions, 1993. India, in turn, framed its own law regarding inter-country adoptions namely J.J. Act, 2015, J.J. Rules, 2016 and Adoption Regulations, 2017 (Regulations).

3. Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) is the statutory body under the JJ Act responsible for regulating the adoptions both within India and inter-country adoptions.

4. It is averred that the applicants No.2 and 3 are Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAPs) opted to adopt a girl child at the Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System (CARINGS) on 7.11.2021. After receiving NOC dated 2.3.2022 by C