lost, or a child who appears or claims to be an orphan without family support, shall within twenty-four hours (excluding the time necessary
have been recognised as Specialised Adoption Agencies, shall also ensure that all orphan or abandoned or surrendered children under their care are reported, produced
Indians living in India in terms of priority for adoption of Indian orphan, abandoned or surrendered children
Banco de Drogas Neoplasicas, 24 October 2000].
COURT'S REASONING
ORPHAN DRUGS
37. This Court finds that the petitioner suffers from a disease/condition ... that drugs for these
diseases/conditions are commonly referred to as "orphan drugs".
APPROACH OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES TO ORPHAN DRUGS
38. Various countries
Committee after due inquiry;
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Section 2(42) : "orphan" means a child--
(i) who is without biological or adoptive parents ... Section 59 : Procedure for Inter-country adoption of an orphan
or abandoned or surrendered child--(1) If an orphan or
abandoned or surrendered child could
Section 6 in Adoption Regulations, 2017
6. Procedure relating to orphan or abandoned child.
(1) The provisions relating to the process of declaring an orphan ... under the relevant provisions of the rules made thereunder. (2) An orphan or abandoned child received by a Child Care Institution, including a Specialized Adoption
appointed under the Order of- (a) the Indian Military Widows and Orphans Fund; (b) the Superior Services (India) Family Pension Fund; (c) a fund ... passing of this Act in respect of the Indian Military Widows and Orphans Fund and the Superior Services (India) Family Pension Fund, and in respect
inquiry;
(10) "child legally free for adoption" means an orphan, abandoned and
surrendered child declared free for adoption by the Child Welfare
Committee ... orphan" means a child (i) who is without parents or legal
guardian; or (ii) whose parents or legal guardian is not willing to take
month, by way of charity, on the poor, the indigent and the orphans of his family ("apne kunbe ke ghurba wa masakin wa yatama ... month by way of charity to the poor, the indigent and the orphans of the family ("fi sabilillah ghurba wa masakin wa yatama khandan
Ganapat and that his adoption was invalid as he was an orphan at the time of his adoption. Ganpat died in 1906 leaving his widow ... recast as follows;-' Whether the custom of adopting an orphan among Jains in Western India is established as a valid custom ?
6. Further evidence