Adopted Child’s Caste Determined by Adoptive Parents, Biological Origin Irrelevant: Bombay High Court

This news is based on an important judgment delivered by the Bombay High Court in the case of Mrs. Geeta Dattatray Achari vs State of Maharashtra & Ors., where the court examined whether an adopted child, whose biological parents are unknown, can legally claim the caste status of the adoptive parents. The judgment strongly supports the rights of adopted children and clarifies the legal effect of adoption under the Juvenile…