Section 7: Capacity of a male Hindu to take in adoption

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1. 1. Under the Explanation to Section 7 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, if a male Hindu has more than one wife living at the time of adoption:

   A.no consent of any wife is required, since the consent rule in the proviso applies only to a man with one wife livingB.the consent of all the wives is necessary, unless any one's consent is unnecessary for a reason in the provisoC.the consent of any one of the wives is sufficientD.the consent of the seniormost wife alone is sufficient
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2. 2. Under Section 7 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, a male Hindu has capacity to take a son or daughter in adoption if he:

   A.has completed twenty-five years of ageB.is of sound mind and has a living wifeC.is of sound mind and is not a minorD.is married and has no child of his own
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3. 3. H, a Hindu male of sound mind aged 40, has a wife W living. W has ceased to be a Hindu by conversion to another religion. H adopts a son without W's consent. All other conditions of a valid adoption are satisfied. The adoption is:

   A.invalid, as a married man may adopt only jointly with his wifeB.valid only if W is later declared by a court to be of unsound mindC.invalid, as the consent of a living wife is necessary in every single caseD.valid, as consent of a wife who has ceased to be a Hindu is not needed
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