Can adoption be cancelled? Can adoption be cancelled?

2 years ago

Can adoption be cancelled?
If so, who can cancel it?

Kishan Dutt Kalaskar

Responded 2 years ago

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A.Dear Sir,
Once made, an adoption order cannot be undone except in an extremely limited set of circumstances. It is possible to appeal an order before it is put into practice, but that is different to revoking an order that has been implemented.

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Abhimanyu Shandilya

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A.Adoption once completed following the due process of law then it cannot be cancelled by anybody neither the adoptive parent nor the adopted child as per the Section 15 of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956.

Section 15 in The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956
15. Valid adoption not to be cancelled.—No adoption which has been validly made can be cancelled by the adoptive father or mother or any other person, nor can the adopted child renounce his or her status as such and return to the family of his or her birth.

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Anik

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A.Hi,
As per HIndu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, Sec 15, No adoption which has been validly made can be cancelled by the adoptive father or mother or any other person, nor can be adopted child renounce his or her status as such and return to the family of his or her birth. So, valid adoption cannot be cancelled.
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Ayantika Mondal @ Prime Legal

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A.Hi,
If the adoption has been done by complying to all legal requirements, then the adoption cannot be cancelled. Valid adoption in India cannot be cancelled under any circumstances.
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