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  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 ...

IMPORTANCE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT UNDER INDIAN LAW GENERAL MEANING OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Acknowledgement' generally refers to the acceptance or admission of the existence of something. REASON FOR TAKING ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BETWEEN THE BORROWER AND LENDER When the statute of limitations is about to expire and the lender does not want to immediately proceed against the borrower by filing a civil suit, and the parties agree to renew the promissory note, the borrower can make an Acknowledgement in writing to save limitation. Subsection (1) of Section 18 of the Limitation Act states that if, prior to the expiration of the prescribed period of limitation for a suit in respect of any right, an acknowledgement of liability in respect of such right is made in writing and signed by the party against whom such right is claimed, a new period of limitation shall be computed from the time when the acknowledgement was so signed. CONDITIONS FOR VALID ACKNOWLEDGEMENT For a valid Acknowledgment to ...