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Law Relating to Women and Children
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LLB 3 years · Sem 6
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The law under these papers has moved. The Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Evidence Act were replaced by the BNS, BNSS and BSA on 1 July 2024; adultery (section 497) was struck down on 27 September 2018 and is not in the BNS. The Maternity Benefit Act, the Factories Act and the Equal Remuneration Act were repealed on 21 November 2025 by the Code on Social Security, the OSH Code and the Code on Wages. The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 gave way to the 2006 Act on 1 November 2007, and the Juvenile Justice Act, 2000 to the 2015 Act on 15 January 2016. Each answer gives the law the paper asked about and the law that applies now.
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The questions below are the paper as the University of Mumbai set it at the Apr 2014 examination, in the order it was set.
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Q.1
Q.1: Attempt the following in not more than two sentences each
20 Marks - 2 marks each
(a)When can a married Hindu adopt a child?[2]
Answer
The law. Adoption among Hindus is governed by the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956. A married Hindu, husband or wife, may adopt only with the consent of the other spouse.
A married man (section 7). Any male Hindu of sound mind who is not a minor may adopt a son or a daughter. But "if he has a wife living, he shall not adopt except with the consent of his wife". If he has more than one wife living, the consent of all of them is needed (Explanation).
A married woman (section 8). Any female Hindu of sound mind who is not a minor may adopt. But "if she has a husband living, she shall not adopt a son or daughter except with the consent of her husband". Section 8 was substituted in this form by Act 30 of 2010, from 31 August 2010. Before that, a wife could adopt only if her marriage had been dissolved or her husband was dead. She could also adopt if he had renounced the world, ceased to be a Hindu or been declared of unsound mind (Brajendra Singh v. State of M.P., AIR 2008 SC 1056).
When consent is not needed. The other spouse's consent is excused if that spouse:
- has completely and finally renounced the world;
- has ceased to be a Hindu; or
- has been declared of unsound mind by a competent court.
What consent means. In Ghisalal v. Dhapubai, (2011) 2 SCC 298, the Supreme Court held that the wife's consent is "a condition precedent" to adoption by her husband. It must be in writing or shown by a positive act. Her mere presence at the ceremony as a spectator is not consent.
The other conditions also apply (section 11). For example, a person adopting a son must not have a living Hindu son, son's son or son's son's son.
Conclusion. A married Hindu can adopt only with the consent of the living spouse. Consent is excused only if that spouse has renounced the world, ceased to be a Hindu, or been declared of unsound mind.
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