Wednesday, August 13, 2008

JAPANESE BABY CASE : GRANDMOTHER MOVES SC

The Grandmother of Japanese infant has approached the Supreme Court seeking that the child should not be separated from her and the father. She also sought requisition of relevant travel documents for the child so that she could be deported safely.

The lady was forced to move to the apex court after she learnt that the custody of the child could not the given to the father as Indian laws do not permit a single father to adopt a girl child.

Manjhi was born on July 25th after their biological parents, Ikufumi Yamada and Yuki Yamada, entered into a contract with a women in Gujarat to give birth to their child as the biological mother could not conceive. The problem started when a month before Manjhi was born, Yuki divorced her husband, Dr Ikufumi Yamada, and disowned the child.

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