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Section 30 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 embodies principle of:

Section 30 says the Act shall not "affect any adoption made before the commencement of this Act", whose validity and effect are judged "as if this Act had not been passed".…

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Section 30 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 embodies principle of:

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Section 30 says the Act shall not "affect any adoption made before the commencement of this Act", whose validity and effect are judged "as if this Act had not been passed". The Act works for the future while saving past adoptions; it does not reopen them.

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