CHHABIL DASS vs PAPPU

The Supreme Court addressed the validity of an adoption under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, specifically noting that the widow, Jarwali, had no right to adopt Pappu after her husband's death in 1988, as Sagar died issueless. The Court held that the adoption deed executed in 1990 was invalid, and thus, Pappu could not be considered a legal representative of Jarwali for the purposes of the suit. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed, affirming the lower court's decision.