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... Adoption` is a well - known form of legal fiction . When an adoption is made by a Hindu after his wife's death , the son adopted would seem on principle not to be the adopted son of his deceased wife . The Madras High Court has taken ...
... Adoption` is a well - known form of legal fiction . When an adoption is made by a Hindu after his wife's death , the son adopted would seem on principle not to be the adopted son of his deceased wife . The Madras High Court has taken ...
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... Adoption Adoption creates an artificial consanguinity , a fictitious relationship . Its aims , conditions and effect differ widely in the various countries . In ancient Europe it was a means of strengthening weakened families . In mo ...
... Adoption Adoption creates an artificial consanguinity , a fictitious relationship . Its aims , conditions and effect differ widely in the various countries . In ancient Europe it was a means of strengthening weakened families . In mo ...
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... Adoption is a fundamental fiction . A number of derivative fictions have flowed from the same . One such is in placing the adoptive mother , where the adoptive father has plurality of wives . Section 14 of the Hindu Adoptions and ...
... Adoption is a fundamental fiction . A number of derivative fictions have flowed from the same . One such is in placing the adoptive mother , where the adoptive father has plurality of wives . Section 14 of the Hindu Adoptions and ...
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Introduction | 1 |
Alienation | 28 |
Equity and Legal fictions | 34 |
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