Supreme court Takes Cognizance of Orphaned children By COVID-19 to Stop their Illegal Adoption Admin Tue, Jun 08, 2021, at ,03:38 PM The Supreme Court of India directed the states and the union territories to take action against NGOs involved in the illegal adoption of children. In addition, the Supreme Court has also asked state governments to make provisions in order to ensure the continuation of education of children who were orphaned due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It has also asked the states to identify children who were orphaned due to the pandemic.The Supreme Court in its order stated that immediate relief should follow the identification of children without any delay. Moreover, the Child Welfare Committees (CWC) have been asked to conduct inquiries and pass orders which will be implemented without any delay. The SC has also directed the authorities to make sure that Central and State government benefits reach the children.