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Supreme Court has held that a Hindu adoption is not valid unless the man takes prior consent from his wife and that there is actual ceremony of adoption
These two conditions were mandated in the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act of 1956
Prelims Value Addition
Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) is statutory body of Ministry of Women & Child Development
It is established under Juvenile Justice Act, 2015.
It is a nodal body for adoption of Indian children.
It is mandated to monitor and regulate in-country and inter-country adoptions.
It deals in orphan, abandoned or surrendered children.
It deals with inter-country adoptions according to Hague Convention on Inter-country Adoption, 1993 ratified by India in 2003.