Supreme Court of India
Gurunath Alias Bhimaji v. Kamalabai, Kom Kenchangauda Nadgaudar and Others
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Hindu Law-Adoption--Widow's power to adopt-When such power terminates. It is well-settled according to Hindu Law that a widow's - power to adopt comes to an end by the interposition of -a grandson or the son's widow competent to continue the line by adoption. The mother's authority to adopt is not extinguished by the mere fact that her son had attained ceremonial competence. The power to adopt does not depend upon any question of vest ing or divesting of property. The decision of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in Anant Bhikappa Patil v. Shankar Ramchandra Patil (L.R. 70 I. .
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