Act Number: 78

Act Name: The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956

Year: 1956

Enactment Date: 1956-12-21

Long Title: An Act to amend and codify the law relating to adoptions and maintenance among Hindus.

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Legislative Department

Section 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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