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Section 72: Grants by Central Government

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Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 72

Section 72 of the Act authorizes the Central Government to make grants and loans to CARA to finance its operational infrastructure, technical databases, and national adoption awareness programs.

  • Central Budgetary Funding Allocation: Authorizes parliamentary appropriations to fund CARA's IT infrastructure, forensic audits, and international coordination expenses.
  • Sovereign Financial Support: Ensures CARA maintains financial resources independent of fee collections, preserving administrative autonomy.
  • Application Exclusively for Statutory Objects: Requires all grants to be utilized strictly for promoting child welfare and modernizing adoption services.
Key Landmark Precedents:
  • Shabnam Hashmi v. Union of India (2014) 4 SCC 1: Supreme Court affirmed that adequate central budgetary funding under Section 72 is essential to maintain CARINGS digital stability and prevent bureaucratic bottlenecks.
  • Sampurna Behura v. Union of India (2018) 4 SCC 433: Supreme Court directed the Union Government to allocate adequate fiscal resources to support child protection institutions.
  • Lakshmi Kant Pandey v. Union of India (1984) 2 SCC 244: Affirmed the sovereign state's duty to finance ethical adoption machinery.
Courtroom Practice & Strategic Litigation Guidance:

When petitioning the High Court or Supreme Court to direct enhancements to the CARINGS digital server capacity, cite Section 72 to demonstrate that the Central Government has a statutory obligation to fund CARA's technical infrastructure.

Section 71 All 112 Sections of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 Section 73