No Prohibition Against Adoption In Christian Law Even If Couple Have Natural Born Child: SC [Read Judgment]

Ashok Kini

3 July 2019 11:28 AM IST

"By virtue of adoption, a child gets transplanted into a new family whereafter he or she is deemed to be member of that family as if he or she were born son or daughter of the adoptive parents having same rights which natural daughter or son had."

The Supreme Court has held that there is no prohibition against adoption in the Christian law.Unlike in the Hindu Law, there is no law prohibiting the Christian couple to adopt male or female child, although they may have natural born male or female child, the bench comprising Justice L. Nageswara Rao and Justice MR Shah observed. In this case [Pharez John Abraham (Dead) vs. Arul...

No Prohibition Against Adoption In Christian Law Even If Couple Have Natural Born Child: SC [Read Judgment]

Ashok Kini

"By virtue of adoption, a child gets transplanted into a new family whereafter he or she is deemed to be member of that family as if he or she were born son or daughter of the adoptive parents having same rights which natural daughter or son had."

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