COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF HINDU ADOPTION LAW AND SECULAR ADOPTION LAW IN INDIA: A LEGAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVE
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Adoption, Secular, India, Legal, SocialAbstract
In India's adoption law, which is founded on a dual framework consisting of religious personal norms and secular statutes, traditional customs and current legal conceptions interact in a complex manner with one another. Comparing and contrasting the Hindu adoption law, which is outlined in the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act (HAMA) of 1956, with the secular adoption legislation, which is defined in the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act (JJ Act) of 2015, is the purpose of this article. In contrast to the theological roots of the HAMA, the JJ Act offers an adoption process that is nonreligious and open to all individuals, regardless of their religious beliefs.The purpose of this study is to investigate the legal differences and similarities that exist between these two systems. The research will focus on critical aspects such as eligibility, methods, rights of adoptive parents, and the legal status of adopted children. Other topics that are covered in this article include the ways in which gender, caste, and religion have an impact on adoption procedures, as well as the social and ethical repercussions that these rules have. In addition to assessing the need of a more unified legal approach to adoption, the study draws attention to the challenges that are posed by the existence of both personal and secular laws in a country that is characterised by its multiculturalism, such as India.
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