Mumbai, April 4 -- The Bombay High Court has directed the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) to issue a no objection certificate (NOC) to enable an adopted girl to relocate to Australia with her adoptive parents, noting that the child and her adoptive mother had been stranded in India due to procedural hurdles. A division bench of justice Ravindra V. Ghuge and justice Abhay J. Mantri, while hearing a petition filed by the Navi Mumbai-based couple, observed that the adoption had been legally completed under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act (HAMA), and could not be invalidated on technical grounds. The couple had adopted a 45-day-old girl from a close relative through a joint adoption deed in April 2023. At that time, the adoptive father had already acquired Australian citizenship and subsequently, the mother became an Australian citizen. However, when the couple approached Australian authorities in 2025 to secure citizenship for the child, they were informed that Australia recognises only those foreign adoptions that comply with the Hague Convention. During the hearing on Monday, CARA has been directed to issue the NOC within 15 days of receiving a verification report. from district magistrate....