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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 41186
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
A.D. Maria Clete, J
Sundari Subramanian and Another – Appellant
Versus
V. SENTHIL NAYAKI – Respondent
Original Petition
Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr. M. Kowshith for M/s. D. Ashok Kumar
For the Respondents: Mr. P. Saravanan
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr. M. Kowshith for M/s. D. Ashok Kumar
For the Respondents: Mr. P. Saravanan
A petition for adoption becomes infructuous and is liable to be dismissed once the child attains majority.
Headnote:The petition is filed under Section 56(2) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 read with Adoption Regulations seeking adoption of a minor child. The petitioner submits that the child has now attained majority and is with the father, rendering the adoption prayer infructuous. The Court observes that the legal proceedings have lost relevance due to the change in circumstances.
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| 1. petition becomes infructuous on child attaining majority (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
ORDER
When the matter was taken up for hearing today, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the prayer in this Original Petition has become infructuous. Therefore, this petition may be dismissed as infructuous.
He has also made an endorsement to that effect.
2. The learned counsel for the respondent also submitted that the child is with the father/petitioner and attained majority and hence, the prayer in this original petition has become infructuous.
3. Accordingly, this Original Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs.
