Hindu Adoption & Maintenance Act, 1956–Sec.12–Issue up to effect as to whether the plaintiff is adopted son of R–Merely because name of R was mentioned as father’s name in some documents pertaining to plaintiff is not sufficient to prove the fact of adoption–Neither the adoption deed nor any photographs of adoption ceremony were proved–Plaintiff himself admitted that name of R was wrongly mentioned in documents–He was not available at the time of death of R and his wife–Further, he did not prefer to stay with old couple and choose to shift to Surat alognwith his family–This cannot be a conduct of adopted son–Held, issue is determined against plaintiff.
