A married couple has adopted a son under the provisions of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act,…
Section 11(i) of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 bars the adoption of a son where the adoptive parent has a Hindu son, son's son or son's son's son, by…
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A married couple has adopted a son under the provisions of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956. While the adopted son is alive, the couple is willing to adopt another son as the said adopted son was not medically fit to produce a child. The couple-
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Section 11(i) of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 bars the adoption of a son where the adoptive parent has a Hindu son, son's son or son's son's son, by legitimate blood relationship or by adoption, living at the time of adoption, so the couple "cannot adopt another son" while the adopted son is alive.
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