# HC directs return of child to adoptive parents, rules welfare body custody unlawful

> The Calcutta High Court has directed the Child Welfare Committee to hand over a three-year-old child to the adoptive parents, holding that the child was neither an "orphan" nor "abandoned" and did not come under the category of children in need of care and protection.

- Published: 2026-09-18T17:00:08.033Z
- Updated: 2026-09-18T17:00:08.033Z
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- Topics: Politics
- Involves: Calcutta High Court, Justice Krishna Rao

## How it developed

- 2026-09-18T17:00:08.033Z - India Today: [HC directs return of child to adoptive parents, rules welfare body custody unlawful](https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/calcutta-high-court-returns-child-to-adoptive-parents-cwc-custody-illegal-ptag-2997958-2026-09-18)

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