The Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956act applies to any person, who is
(a) a Hindu by religion in any of its forms or developments, including a
Virashaiva, a Lingayat or a follower of the Brahmo, Prarthana or Arya
Samaj,
(b) to any person who is a Buddhist, Jain or Sikh by religion, and
(c) to any other person who is not a Muslim, Christian, Parsi or Jew by
religion unless it is proved that any such person would not have been
governed by the Hindu law or by any custom or usage as part of that law
in respect of any of the matters dealt with herein if this Act had not
been passed.
After the enactment of this Act,
adoption got codified and procedures for the same also came into
existence. The codification of this Act led to adoption gaining a deeper
meaning and importance in India. Prior to this, adoption was not
recognised legally. But through this Act, the rights of the adoptive
child and of the parents became specific
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