Supreme Court · 1974 INSC 271 · Decided 13 December 1974
Daniraiji Vrajlalji, Junagadh v. Vahuji Maharaj Shri Chandraprabha Widow of Deceased Maharaj Shri Purushottamlalji Raghunathlalji Junagadh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1974 INSC 271 · [1975] 3 S.C.R. 32
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1466/1970
- Decided
- 13 December 1974
- Bench
- KUTTYIL KURIEN MATHEW, P.N. BHAGWATI, N.L. UNTWALIA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Hi11du Adoptions and Mai11te1uincc Act, (78 of 1956) Ss. 4, 15 and 30- Goda Dutta adoption made before commencement of Act-Custom of revoca­ bihy of suclz adoption-ff affected by Act. Section 4(a) of r:he Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, provides that law in force immediately before the commencement of the Act, shall c~.1se to have effect with respect to any matter for which provision is mad~ in the Act. Section 15 provides that no adoption which has been validly made can be cancelled by the adoptive father or mother nor can the adopt1~d
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