Question

The requisites of a valid adoption under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 are: A. the person taking in adoption has the capacity, and also the right, to take in adoption B. the person giving in adoption has the capacity to give in adoption C. the person adopted is capable of being taken in adoption D. the adoption must be registered. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• A. A, B, C only
• B. B, C, D only
• C. C, D, A only
• D. D, A, B only

Hint:

For valid Hindu adoption, focus on capacity of adopter, capacity of giver and capability of the child to be adopted.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Concept: A valid adoption under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act must satisfy statutory requirements regarding the person adopting, the person giving in adoption and the child to be adopted.

Step 1: Check the person taking adoption.
The person taking in adoption must have capacity and the legal right to take in adoption. \[ A = \text{Correct} \]

Step 2: Check the person giving adoption.
The person giving the child in adoption must have legal capacity to do so. \[ B = \text{Correct} \]

Step 3: Check the adopted child.
The child adopted must be legally capable of being taken in adoption. \[ C = \text{Correct} \]

Step 4: Check registration.
Registration is not mentioned as an essential requisite of valid adoption under this list of statutory essentials. \[ D = \text{Incorrect} \] Therefore, the correct answer is A, B, C only.