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|Calcutta High Court
Due-process breach under JJ Act 2015 invalidates CWC abandonment order | Child Welfare | Calcutta HC
Calcutta HC set aside the CWC’s finding that the newborn was abandoned and the parents incapacitated, ruling the committee ignored the procedural safeguards of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. The judgment obliges all custody and adoption orders to meet JJ Act due-process, protecting biological parents.