The question (15 marks)
State the requisites of a valid adoption under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act 1956 and explain the effects of a valid adoption. (15 marks)
MU Module IV, head 4.1; adoption.
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 · Adoption, Maintenance, Guardianship and the Uniform Civil Code of Family Law – II.
Authorities you will need
- Sitabai v. Ramchandra
- S. Ghosh v. Krishna Sundari, on the necessity of actual giving and taking
- Amarendra Mansingh v. Sanatan Singh, Privy Council, on relation back
- Sawan Ram v. Kalawanti
How an answer is marked
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