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Gujarat High Court Allows Petition Seeking Registration of HAMA Adoption and Issuance of NOC for Inter-Country Adoption. CARA Directed to Register Concluded HAMA Adoption Ex Post Facto and Process No-Objection Certificate Under Adoption Regulations 2017/2022 for Indian Citizens Residing in Australia.

The petitioners, Akshay Pitamber Sarvakar and another, are Indian citizens residing in Australia. They filed a petition under Articles 226 of the Cons...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Regular Second Appeal in Adoption Dispute — Reverses Appellate Court's Finding of Adoption. Court holds that plaintiff failed to prove valid adoption under Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, as essential ceremonies of giving and taking were not established.

The present regular second appeal was filed by the legal representatives of the defendant, assailing the judgment and decree of the appellate court wh...

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High Court of Bombay Considers Relative Adoption under Juvenile Justice Act Despite Lower Court Rejection. Prospective Adoptive Parents and Biological Parents Seek to Invoke JJ Act for Adoption of Minor Girl Not Orphaned or Surrendered.

The case concerned a civil revision application before the High Court of Bombay, Nagpur Bench, filed by prospective adoptive parents and biological pa...

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High Court of Judicature at Bombay Allows Wife's Appeal for Maintenance Under Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956. Non-entitlement to maintenance by trial court was erroneous given evidence of cruelty and desertion, entitling wife to Rs.750 per month under Section 18 from date of application.

The appeal before the High Court of Judicature at Bombay arose from the judgment of the Family Court, Bandra, Mumbai, which had partly allowed a petit...

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Supreme Court Upholds Widow's Right to Maintenance Under Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 - Daughter-in-Law's Status as Dependant Clarified in Estate Dispute.

The Supreme Court addressed appeals challenging the maintainability of a maintenance petition filed by a daughter-in-law (Respondent No. 1) against he...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Father's Appeal Against Maintenance to Major Children. Court Holds That 'Child' Under Section 488 Cr.P.C. Includes Major Children Unable to Maintain Themselves, and Education Expenses May Be Considered in Appropriate Cases.

This appeal by certificate under Article 134(1)(c) of the Constitution arose from an application under Section 488 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Right of Pre-Adoption Sons to Inherit from Adopted Father in Hindu Succession Case. Sons born before adoption remain heirs of their natural father and are entitled to inherit his estate under Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956.

The present appeals arose from a dispute over the inheritance of property left by Laxman, who was given in adoption to Saraswati on 2 November 1935. A...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Guardianship Case — Child's Welfare Paramount. Consent of Biological Parents and Child's Best Interests Justify Granting Guardianship to Prospective Adoptive Parents Under Guardians and Wards Act, 1890.

The case involves an appeal against an order of a learned single Judge dated 30th November 2004 dismissing the appellants' petition for guardianship. ...