HINDU ADOPTION UNDER INDIAN LAW AN ANALYSYS
HINDU ADOPTION UNDER INDIAN LAW AN ANALYSYS THE REASON FOR INTRODUCTION OF HINDU ADOPTION AND MAINTENANCE ACT-1956 : The subject of adoptions was extremely complicated under ancient uncodified Hindu Law because property rights are particularly involved in matters relating to Adoption. To remove the complexity in adoption process the Indian parliament codify Hindu law and introduced the Hindu The Adoptions and Maintenance Act of 1956 which was passed by parliament between 1955 and 1956. The 1956 act was passed with the intention of simplifying all the principles of ancient law in a statute enacted by the parliament. Because the Act's long title clearly states that it is intended "to amend and codify the law relating to adoptions," it must be assumed that the intention is not only to codify the earlier law but also to amend so that if the 1956 Act conflicts with any of the earlier decisions or texts, the Act prevails. The Supreme Court ruled that after the 1956 ...