B. J. DIVAN, P. D. DESAI, J.

( 1 ) THIS Writ Petition arises out of the order dated 9/09/1980 made by the District Judge at Rajkot in Civil Miscellaneous Application No. 153 of 1980. The said application was presented in the District Court on 27/08/1980 by the Honorary Secretary of Kathiawar Nirashrit Balashram Rajkot under sec. 9 (4) of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act 1956 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) for permission of the Court to give a minor female child by name Krutika in adoption to Mr. and Mrs. Schumann Herbert Jakob residing in West Germany. The application was supported by the affidavit of the applicant and of Mr. Jakob who declared to have adopted Hindu religion. The Court issued a general notice and invited objections. No objections came forth. The Court on the material placed before it inter alia came to the conclusion that the institution of which the applicant was the Secretary had scrutinized the proposal with regard to adoption and made necessary inquiry and found that the adoption would be beneficial to the child financially socially morally and in every respect. The Court therefore granted permission under sec. 9 (4) of the Act to the applicant to g

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