The question (15 marks)
Explain how an adoption is effected under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, what the application for an adoption order must contain, and how that process differs from an adoption recorded by a deed under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956. (15 marks)
MU Module IV, 4.10; pack ch. 04, adoption under the Juvenile Justice Act and the contrasting Hindu deed.
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 4 · Succession, Guardianship, Adoption and RTI of Drafting, Pleading and Conveyancing – II.
Authorities you will need
- Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015, section 56
- Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015, section 57
- Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015, section 58
- Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015, section 61
- Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015, sections 63, 64 and 68
- Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act 1956, sections 6, 7, 9, 15 and 16
- Registration Act 1908, section 17(3)
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