GUR KAUR MINOR & ORS. vs UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

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$~J * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Pronounced on: 20.04.2026 + W.P.(C) 16096/2024, CM APPLs.67638/2024 & 20198/2026 GUR KAUR MINOR & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Nandita Rao, Sr. Advocate along with Ms. Mrinalini Sen, Ms. Aditi Singh, Mr. Karan Mishra and Mr. Ankur Raghav, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Arunima Dwivedi, CGSC along with Mr. Akash Pathak, GP, Ms. Swati, Ms. Himanshi Singh and Ms. Monalisa Pradhan, Advocates for R-1 & R-2. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA JUDGMENT 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking the following prayers: “(i) Pass a Writ, Order, or Direction in Mandamus and direct the Respondent No.2 to issue NOC to the Petitioners herein as stipulated in Regulation 67(3) of the Adoption Regulations, 2022; and (ii) Pass a Writ, Order, or Direction in Mandamus and direct Respondent No. 2 provide a copy of the NOC to the Foreign Adoption Agency and change the status of Petitioner No. 1’s Application bearing no. RCAN201906122785 on the portal; and (iii) Pass a Writ, Order, or Direction in Mandamus and declare the actions of the Respondent No.2 in issuing a Support Letter instead of an NOC as illegal; and (iv) Award the costs of the present Petition in favour of the Petitioner;” 2. The petitioners are aggrieved by the refusal of the Central Adoption Resource Agency (CARA) to issue a No Objection Certificate (NOC) in Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P(C) 16096/2024 Page 1 of 12 By:CHINU LUTHRA Signing Date:20.04.2026 18:55:35 respect of the relocation application of petitioner no.1, a minor child adopted by petitioner nos. 2 and 3. 3. The factual background of the present matter, as set forth by the petitioners is that petitioner no.2 is an Indian C