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Bombay High Court Directs Passport Authority to Accept Application in Adopted Child's New Name — Adoption Valid Under Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956. Passport Authority Cannot Refuse Application Based on Name Change After Valid Adoption, as Adoption Deed is Sufficient Proof of Name Change.

The petitioner, Jigna Mahesh Dedhia, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a direction to the passport authorit...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Partition Appeal Due to Adoption — Plaintiff Ceased to Be Coparcener After Valid Adoption Under Hindu Law. Adoption by Maternal Aunt and Her Husband Severed All Ties with Natural Family, Barring Claim to Ancestral Property.

This is a plaintiff's first appeal against the dismissal of his suit for partition and separate possession of a 1/6th share in a house property, and f...

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Bombay High Court Allows Maintenance to Second Wife in Bigamous Marriage Under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 25 Entitles a Woman Whose Marriage is Declared Null and Void to Claim Maintenance Despite Invalidity of Marriage

The case involves an appeal by Mangala Bhivaji Lad (also known as Mangala Dhondiba Aher) against the judgment of the Family Court, Mumbai, which decla...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Application for Rejection of Plaint in Adoption and Inheritance Dispute. Court holds that the plaint discloses a cause of action and raises triable issues regarding adoption and limitation, warranting a full trial.

The plaintiff, Usha Ramrao Bhojane, filed a suit seeking a declaration that she is the adopted daughter of the late Laxman Shegaonkar and the late Yam...

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Bombay High Court Allows Second Appeal in Partition Suit — Declares Adopted Son's Alienations Not Binding on Widow's Share. Hindu Succession Act, 1956 Sections 14 and 6 applied to protect widow's pre-existing right of maintenance and partition.

The case involves a second appeal by the legal heirs of the original plaintiff, Housabai, against the judgment and decree of the 3rd Additional Distri...

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Karnataka High Court Allows Appeal in Adoption and Partition Dispute — Gift Deed by Widow Without Legal Necessity Set Aside. Adopted Son's Right to Inherit from Adoptive Father Upheld Under Hindu Succession Act, 1956 and Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956.

The appellant, M.S. Shekharappa, filed a suit (O.S. No. 6/2002) seeking a declaration that he is the successor to the estate and liabilities of his ad...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revision Against Family Court's Rejection of Jurisdiction Objection in Maintenance Case. Residence of Wife at Parental Home Constitutes Part of Cause of Action Under Section 20(c) CPC for Maintenance Claim Under Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956.

The applicant, Manoj Sharma, married the non-applicant, Riti @ Archana Sharma, on 31 January 2009 at Paratwada. The parties resided together at Indore...

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Supreme Court Denies Permanent Alimony to Spouse of Void Marriage Under Hindu Marriage Act. Sections 24 and 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Do Not Apply to Marriages Declared Void Ab Initio Under Section 11.

The Supreme Court of India considered a reference regarding conflicting views on the applicability of Sections 24 and 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 19...