https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=57625 Under Hindu law, an adoptive parent's power to dispose of property under section 13 of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 extends only to property lawfully capable of disposition by that parent. It does not authorise a gift of coparcenary or Hindu joint family immovable property. Where the family status is treated as a Hindu undivided family, the father's alienation must be tested on joint family principles, and sections 6 and 30 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 do not validate an outright gift that defeats coparcenary rights. The transfer to the adopted son was therefore a void attempt to alienate joint family property. en-us Tue, 28 Jan 1986 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 11 Dec 2010 12:00:12 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=57625 Under Hindu law, an adoptive parent's power to dispose of property under section 13 of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 extends only to property lawfully capable of disposition by that parent. It does not authorise a gift of coparcenary or Hindu joint family immovable property. Where the family status is treated as a Hindu undivided family, the father's alienation must be tested on joint family principles, and sections 6 and 30 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 do not validate an outright gift that defeats coparcenary rights. The transfer to the adopted son was therefore a void attempt to alienate joint family property. Case-Laws Income Tax Tue, 28 Jan 1986 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=57625