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Under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, guardian can give a child in adoption when:

Section 9(4) allows the guardian to give a child in adoption only where both parents are dead or are otherwise incapable, such as through renunciation, unsound mind, or…

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Under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, guardian can give a child in adoption when:

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Section 9(4) allows the guardian to give a child in adoption only where both parents are dead or are otherwise incapable, such as through renunciation, unsound mind, or unknown parentage, not merely where one parent survives.

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