What was the subject of the safeguards laid down by the Supreme Court in Lakshmi Kant Pandey v. Union…
The 1984 judgment laid down safeguards for placing Indian children with foreign adoptive parents. Its subject was intercountry adoption.
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What was the subject of the safeguards laid down by the Supreme Court in Lakshmi Kant Pandey v. Union of India, (1984) 2 SCC 244?
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Correct answer A
The 1984 judgment laid down safeguards for placing Indian children with foreign adoptive parents. Its subject was intercountry adoption.
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Option A
The case concerned placement of Indian children for adoption by foreign parents and laid down safeguards for that process.
Option B
The case concerns adoption of children across national borders. Marriage between castes falls outside its subject.
Option C
The question in the judgment concerns placement with foreign prospective parents. Adoption across religious communities within India is a different subject.
Option D
The adoption guidelines address child welfare and placement procedures. An entitlement to maintenance is a different legal issue.
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