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The presumption under Section 16 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 arises when the…

Section 16 applies to a "document registered under any law for the time being in force" that purports to record an adoption and is signed by the person giving and the person…

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The presumption under Section 16 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 arises when the document is:

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Section 16 applies to a "document registered under any law for the time being in force" that purports to record an adoption and is signed by the person giving and the person taking the child. Notarisation, attestation or stamping does not attract the presumption.

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