Children Born to Adoptee before His Adoption Entitled To Inherit His Property in Adoptive Family: SC

The Supreme Court has observed that children who were born to an adoptee before his adoption are entitled to inherit his property in the adoptive family.

The facts of the case are interesting. Laxman and his wife Padmavati already had three sons when he was given in adoption to one Saraswathi in the year 1935. After adoption, a girl child was born to him. After the death of Laxman, a suit for partition was filed by one of the sons.

CREDIT : https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/children-of-adoptee-born-before-his-adoption-152456

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