High Profile Cases SC : Adoption is not valid Unless consent of Wife is obtained and Ceremony conducted. March 9, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has expounded that the consent of wife of the adopter and actual ceremony of adoption is essential for a valid adoption as per the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act. In a suit for partition, plaintiff’s contention was that she was adopted by the defendants. The Trial Court dismissed the suit on the […] Read more » actual ceremony of adoption is essential for a valid adoption Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act1956 Justice Deepak Gupta Justice L Nageswara Rao valid adoption as per the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act