Presumption Under Section 16 of HAMA Depends on Signing of Adoption Deed by Both Parties Involved in Giving and Taking the Child: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has clarified a key legal position regarding adoption under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, stating that a registered adoption deed by itself does not automatically trigger the presumption of valid adoption under Section 16. The judgment was passed by Justice Gauri Godse in the matter of Nivritti Pandurang Nale vs. Uttam Ganu Nale & Anr, while deciding a second appeal concerning property partition based…
