Overview

• The court invoked the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child to prioritize the welfare of Prema (6) and Ama (4) Kutina
• Justice S Sunil Dutt Yadav granted the Centre two weeks to file an affidavit on the girls’ missing travel and identity papers
• Prema and Ama remain in protective custody at a government shelter in Karwar pending further proceedings
• Their father, Dror Goldstein, has petitioned for shared custody and requested immediate access to his daughters
• A detailed hearing is scheduled for August 18 to examine procedural safeguards before any deportation can proceed