Government Order No. LD 375 20 of the Law Department, Government of Karnataka dated 9th October, 2020 on the placement of children for adoption [N14-DXG]

No. LD 375 20

GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

Law Department, Government of Karnataka

Bengaluru, dated the 9th October, 2020

GOVERNMENT ORDER

Subject: The placement of children for adoption by adoption agencies under the Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act, 1997, regarding.

1. In the circumstances reported by the Marriage Officer, the Government of Karnataka, after careful examination, hereby orders that every adoption agency carrying on the placement of children for adoption shall furnish Form III to the District Court within thirty days.

2. The matter has been examined. Every adoption agency carrying on the placement of children for adoption shall make an application in Form III to the District Court within thirty days, accompanied by a fee of five hundred rupees.

3. It is, accordingly, clarified that a separate application shall be made in respect of each place at which the placement of children for adoption is undertaken, and the District Court shall dispose of it within thirty days of its receipt.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this government order may be brought to the notice of the Law Department, Government of Karnataka.

(Secretary to Government)