12. Central Authority may request Court for reasons for delay in disposing of application
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Where the High Court to which an application is made under section 9 for the return of a child fails to dispose of such application within six weeks of the date of the application, the Central Authority may —
onits own motion; or
at the request of the appropriate authority of the specified country in which that child has his or her habitual residence, request the High Court for reasons for the delay.
Where the Central Authority receives a reply in response to arequest made by him under subsection (1), he shall cause such reply to be transmitted to the appropriate authority of the specified country in which that child has his or her habitual residence.