Caste Disabilities Removal Act, 1850 | Case Reference

Caste Disabilities Removal Act, 1850

Cross-caste adoption-

The provision of Hindu Law is clear that there cannot be adoption across castes. In other words, a child from one caste cannot be legally adopted by a member of another caste. Mr. A.J. Mohammad Ali argued that the prohibition of cross-caste adoption had been lifted due to the promulgation of the Caste Disabilities Removal Act, 1850. But he abandoned the argument when Mr. Neogi pointed out that the said law was not applicable in Bangladesh. ... Palash Chandra Saha =VS= Shimul Rani Saha, [9 LM (AD) 16]