As a news report claimed that every eight minutes a child goes missing in the country, the Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed concerns over the issue, describing it as a serious issue.

"I have read in a newspaper that every eight minutes, a child goes missing in the country. I don't know if this is true or not. But this is a serious issue," Justice BV Nagarathna said.

Noting that the adoption process in India was complicated, the Bench – which also included Justice R Mahadevan -- asked the Centre to streamline the mechanism. The rigorous adoption process was bound to be flouted and people would go for illegal means to have children, it said.

Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, representing the Centre, sought six weeks for appointing a nodal officer to handle cases of missing c

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