factum of adoption was
not proved with cogent evidence-
a. Non-production of negatives of alleged photographs
taken during the adoption ceremony.
b. That ... said ceremony. Said ceremony was held with the desire
and consent of Sundarabai and Govardhandas. After the
appellant was given in adoption to Govardhandas,
appellant
adoption by his natural parents that is Sukh Ram and
his wife. Neither any adoption deed nor any photographs of the
adoption ceremony have been ... samwat or even weather in which
adoption took place. PW-4 Jogendra Singh claims to have seen
adoption ceremony in 1964 while staying in Radha
eldest son
Dundappa (plaintiff) in adoption to the propositus
Goudappa and his wife. The said adoption was through
ceremonies performed in the family and deed ... date of adoption, was taken in adoption by the
propositus and his wife as per their customs. In the
adoption ceremony, which was performed
giving and taking in adoption, execution of an adoption deed recording the incident of adoption and registration of an adoption deed are three different exigencies ... taking the child in adoption, and registered under the law.
In the instant case, giving and taking in adoption ceremony of the petitioner is recorded
that they all together
denied the factum of adoption and alleged that no adoption or
adoption ceremony of the plaintiff ever took place ... written
statement, but have denied the factum of adoption and alleged
that no adoption or adoption ceremony of the plaintiff ever took
place
parents viz., Munusamy and Vembuliammal, over the holly fire, in the adoption ceremony conducted on 05.06.1960 at Kalchathu Amman Kovil at Ramapuram in the presence ... found that as deposed by him, he would have witnessed the adoption ceremony and accordingly, deposed the essential facts regarding the taking of the plaintiff
case for adoption, stating that she has never given him in adoption, with the
father admittedly having died when the adoption took place. Therefore ... whether the adoption can still be accepted to be valid in the
absence of any other evidence or any adoption ceremony having taken
place
knew plaintiff
since his childhood and at the time of adoption ceremony in 1959 he was
aged about 12-13 years.
11. During the pendency ... also of not reliable so far as ceremony of adoption is
concerned. As far as testimony of PW-3 is concerned he claims to have
Harbans Lal, uncle of the appellant
categorically deposed about the adoption ceremony though he was not
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present in the said ceremony. Even ... principle that though the factum
of adoption and its validity has to be duly proved and formal
ceremony of giving and taking is an essential
record
including the so called adoption deed dated
28.7.1993 does not contain the particular date on
which the adoption ceremonies are said to have
been ... performed. The deed of adoption was
executed and got registered after 23 years.
(ii) Adoption deed dated 28.7.1993 speaks of the
presence of relatives
