ABHILASHA

1. Rule. Mr. Hriday Buch, learned Central Government Standing Counsel, waives service of notice of Rule, for the respondent. On the facts and in the circumstances of the case, and with the consent of the learned Advocates for the respective parties, the petition being finally heard and decided.

2. This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been preferred with a prayer to direct the respondent Regional Passport Authority to renew the Passport, incorporating therein the name of the adoptive father of the petitioner, and to quash and set aside the Communication dated 29-03-2011. whereby the application of the petitioner dated 07-03-2011, has been rejected on the sole ground that the adoption of the petitioner has not been done in accordance with the requirements of • Section 10(iv) of the Hindu Adoptions & Maintenance Act, 1956 ("The Adoptions and Maintenance Act" for short).

3. The case of the petitioner, as set out in the petition, is that the petitioner has been adopted by Shri Karshanbhai Patel as per the Registered Adoption Deed dated 09-04-2009, as the adoptive father of the petitioner has six daughters and no son. According to the petitione