New Delhi: The Supreme Court, in a Monday order, invoked its extraordinary jurisdiction to unite two children separated from their adoptive parents, who are facing criminal prosecution in Telangana. The parents are accused of allegedly paying a tout to buy the children, in contravention of the statutory framework for adoptions.

A bench led by B.V. Nagarathna took an “empathetic” view in the case as it directed the state to return the children to the adoptive parents. The direction was issued even though a criminal probe is pending against the parents for allegedly violating the adoption rulebook.

The state has had the custody of the children since an investigation into the allegations of child trafficking began last year. Show Full Article

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