C. Prasad, for the respondent.
K. Jha, D. P. Singh, R. K. Garg, M. K. Ramamurthi and S. C. Agarwal, for the appellant.
September 15.
Appeal from the judgment and decree dated January 17, 1956 of the Patna High Court in Appeal from Original Decree No.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by DAS GUPTA, J. Can a wifes sisters daughters son be validly adopted to a person governed by the Benaras School of the Mitakshara Hindu Law ?
That is the main question raised in this appeal brought on a certificate granted by the High Court at Patna.
The other ground raised in the plaint based on the plaintiffs allegation that Babu Ram Singh was governed by Mithila School of Hindu Law was negatived by the companyrts below and has been abandoned before us.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Appeal No.
169 of 1947.
379 of 1958.
