Act Number: 1

Act Name: The Oudh Estates Act, 1869

Year: 1869

Enactment Date: 1869-01-12

Long Title: An Act to define the rights of Taluqdárs and others in certain estates in Oudh, and to regulate the succession thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

Section 29: Muhammadan Taluqdars and Grantees empowered to adopt.
    Every Muhammadan Taluqdár, Grantee, heir or legatee, and every widow of a Muhammadan Taluqdár or Grantee, heir or legatee, with the consent in writing of her deceased husband, shall, for the purposes of this Act, have power to adopt a son whenever, if he or she were a Hind, he or she might adopt a son.
    Such, power shall be exercisable only by writing executed and attested in manner required by section nineteen in case of a will and registered.
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