Under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, a 30-year-old Hindu man purports to adopt a…
A male adopter must be at least 21 years older than the girl under section 11(iii). Here the difference is 15 years. Section 5(1) makes the adoption void.
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Under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, a 30-year-old Hindu man purports to adopt a 15-year-old girl. What is the legal effect of the adoption?
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A male adopter must be at least 21 years older than the girl under section 11(iii). Here the difference is 15 years. Section 5(1) makes the adoption void.
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Option A
The adopter is only 15 years older than the girl. Section 11(iii) requires a gap of at least 21 years.
Option B
Section 5(1) makes an adoption that contravenes the Act void, with no choice to affirm it as a voidable transaction.
Option C
The age gap falls short of section 11(iii). Under section 5(1), the adoption is void.
Option D
Later majority does not cure the age-gap defect in the purported adoption.
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