The adoption process moved fast after that. In the first week of January, a District Magistrate (DM) concluded the hearing in their case, the penultimate step to adoption. The couple started planning their trip to India but that wasn’t to be.
With final adoption orders stalled in Maharashtra from January 11, about 170 prospective parents have been hit. However, international prospective parents are the worst hit as they have no right to foster
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has moved an intervening application in the Supreme Court on the various petitions relating to marriage equality and said that allowing the adoption to same-sex couples is akin to endangering children and could impact kid understanding of gender roles and gender identity.
A child will not have to get adopted if there are more parents who are ready to do the procedure, Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani told the Rajya Sabha.