Biological Father Can Adopt His Own Illegitimate Son Under 'Hindu Adoption And Maintenance Act': Allahabad High Court
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Biological Father Can Adopt His Own Illegitimate Son Under 'Hindu Adoption And Maintenance Act': Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that a Hindu male is not prohibited under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, from adopting his own illegitimate son merely because he is the child's biological father.A bench Justice Arun Kumar held so while deciding a second appeal concerning an adoption allegedly made in 1970. The Court upheld the concurrent findings of the courts below that...
https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/allahabad-high-court/allahabad-hc-biological-father-adopt-own-illegitimate-son-hindu-adoption-and-maintenance-act-548514
2026 Sep 3