| Principle An adopted child shall be deemed to be the child of the adoptive parents with effect from the date of a adoption and from this date the child's relations with the natural parents shall be replaced by its relations with the adopted parents. |
| Facts X was born in a prosperous Hindu joint family. Under Hindu Law X is entitled to a share in the property inherited by this (i.e. X's) father from his (i.e. X's) grandfather. X was given in adoption to another person namely M. After this adoption there was partition in the erstwhile family of X. X claimed a share in the course of partition. |
A) X will succeed, because by virtue to being born into the family, X should get a share in the family property
B) X will not succeed, because he is entitled to the property of the adoptive parents only
C) Both are false
D) None of the above
Correct Answer: B
Solution :
According to Hindu Law and the principle given here, the child's relations with the natural parents, shall be replaced by its relations with the adopted parents, so in this case X will not succeed, because the partition in the erstwhile family of X took place after his adoption to M. So, he (X) is entitled to the property of the adoptive parents only.
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