https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200860 A valid Hindu adoption requires a real ceremony of giving and taking with the intent to transfer the child from the birth family to the adoptive family, and the evidence here supported that conclusion. The deed and oral testimony showed a completed adoption, not merely an appointment of an heir, because the child was described as an adopted son and the document reflected an intention to create a legal adoption. After the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, Section 4 excludes any custom or usage inconsistent with the Act, so customary adoption cannot survive where it conflicts with the statutory scheme. Section 11(vi) is satisfied when the adoption ceremony is genuinely performed. en-us Fri, 16 Aug 1974 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 02 May 2018 10:37:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200860 A valid Hindu adoption requires a real ceremony of giving and taking with the intent to transfer the child from the birth family to the adoptive family, and the evidence here supported that conclusion. The deed and oral testimony showed a completed adoption, not merely an appointment of an heir, because the child was described as an adopted son and the document reflected an intention to create a legal adoption. After the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, Section 4 excludes any custom or usage inconsistent with the Act, so customary adoption cannot survive where it conflicts with the statutory scheme. Section 11(vi) is satisfied when the adoption ceremony is genuinely performed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 16 Aug 1974 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200860