#Hague Convention

Bombay High Court dismisses a habeas corpus petition in a cross-border custody dispute, ruling that the child's welfare and practical circumstances take precedence over foreign court orders when compliance is impossible. The judgment reaffirms the presumption of lawful custody with the biological parent and underscores the limitations of enforcing jurisdictional orders in international family law disputes.

The Delhi High Court has ruled that CARA cannot substitute a No Objection Certificate with informal support letters when adoptive parents seek to relocate children adopted under HAMA to Hague Convention countries. This mandates strict compliance with international child protection standards, directly impacting thousands of intercountry adoption cases pending clearance.