Hindu law allows for adoption when a family has no sons or daughters. Traditionally, only the father or mother could give a child for adoption, derived from their role in conceiving the child. The Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act modernized adoption, making it a secular institution and removing old restrictions. Adoption creates an equal relationship between the adopted son and the natural son in both temporal and spiritual matters. Under Hindu law, an unmarried man of sound mind can adopt, so long as he has no sons or grandsons, and his wife's consent is not required for the adoption.

2. Hindu LAW
Presented By:
Azizul Islam
ID: 222911001
Department of Law
Green University of
Bangladesh
Presented To:
Nushera Tazrin Darin
Lecturer
Department of English
Green University of
Bangladesh
adoption

3. Adoption is an act of giving and taking a child, male or female into the family
having no son or daughter. Under the Shastric Law, only the father or mother
could give a Child in Adoption. according to the Smritis, this power was derived
from their having begotten the child. The new law allows the adoption of an
orphan the power to give the orphan in adoption. The safeguard provided is that
the guardian should obtain the permission of the court for giving the child in
adoption. The Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, made Adoption a secular
institution. It lays down various provisions relating to adoption and maintenance.
The Act removed the restrictions under old law.
INTRODUCTION

4. Hindu philosophers say “a man born with three debts:
i. Debts to rishis (sages);
ii. Debt to Gods and;
iii. Debts to ancestors.” These debts are discharged by giving birth to a
male child who studies the Vedas and offers sacrifice. For the same
reason, Son is given great importance in Hindu Law.
Why do Hindus need to adopt?

5. Adoption in Hindu Law is a formal act having far-reaching consequences
material as well as spiritual and it is generally evidenced by a document.
By adoption, a person passes out of the family to which he belonged by
birth and is transplanted into the family which adopts him.
Perumal Vs. Government of Pakistan. 15 DLR (1963) (SC) 58.
Therefore, we can say;
 An adopted son is creation of law;
 An adopted son stats on an equal footing with natural son in the
matter of both temporal an spiritual fact.
Adoption in Hindu Law is a formal act

6. Who may adopt?
I. A man, who is sound mind and already achieved his uponoyon age.
II. Adopted father must not have any son or son’s son how low so ever,
whether that son or son’s son is natural or adopted.
III. He might be married, unmarried or widower; if he is married his
wife’s consent is not necessary.
IV. Adoption can be done if at the time of adoption the adopted father’s
wife is pregnant.
V. A minor may adopt and give authority to his wife to adopt.
VI. Impurity by birth or death of a relation does not validate an adoption.

7. Can woman adopt?
i. An unmarried woman cannot adopt.
ii. A married woman cannot adopt of herself but can adopt for
her husband if the husband permits her to do so.
iii. A widow can adopt for her husband if he permits her before
his death.

9. Some important points about Hindu Adoption
i. No formal ritual is needed for adoption of Sudra.
ii. An adoption once made cannot be cancelled.
Adoption under Hindu Law in Bangladesh faces a lot of
criticism but no changes have made so far and one of the
reasons is people do not understand the details of Hindu
adoption law. It is our duty to spread the correct knowledge
for positive change.

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