Government Order No. 2966/2026/ED of the Environment Department, Government of Uttarakhand dated 23rd June, 2026 on the placement of children for adoption [N19-SKH]
As at 7 September 2026. In force. No commencement recorded.
No. 2966/2026/ED
GOVERNMENT OF UTTARAKHAND
Environment Department, Government of Uttarakhand
Dehradun, dated the 23rd June, 2026
GOVERNMENT ORDER
Subject: The placement of children for adoption by adoption agencies under the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Act, 2024, regarding.
1. In the circumstances reported by the Marriage Officer, the Government of Uttarakhand, after careful examination, hereby orders that every adoption agency carrying on the placement of children for adoption shall furnish Form VIII to the District Court within twenty-one days.
2. The matter has been examined. Every adoption agency carrying on the placement of children for adoption shall make an application in Form VIII to the District Court within twenty-one days, accompanied by a fee of fifty 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 twenty-one days of its receipt.
4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this government order may be brought to the notice of the Environment Department, Government of Uttarakhand.
(Secretary to Government)
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