Supreme Court · 1974 INSC 145 · Decided 16 August 1974
Kartar Singh (Minor) Through Guardian Bachan Singh v. Surjan Singh (Dead) and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1974 INSC 145 · [1975] 1 S.C.R. 742
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1888/1967
- Decided
- 16 August 1974
- Bench
- P. JAGANMOHAN REDDY, M. HAMEEDULLAH BEG, A. ALAGIRISWAMI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
ll Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 s. 1 l(vi)-Scope of-"With intent to transfer the ·child Jrotn the fan1i!y of its birth to the family of its adoption"-Meaning. The first respondent's suit questioning the adoption of the appellant was dismis­ sed by the trial court. of giving a:nd taking had not taken place and allowed the appeal. The single judge of the High Court held that the giving and taking had taken place and that there was intention to transfer the appellant fro1n the family of his birth to that of the adoptive family C within the meaning of s. 1
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