LEGAL

Can a late adoption deed help secure compassionate appointment? Chhattisgarh High Court rejects claim over 22

Chhattisgarh High Court news: The ChhattisgarhHigh Courtrecently quashed the declaration of a man as the adopted son in a matter relating to compassionate appointment, observing that the give-and-take ceremony, a crucial requirement for a valid adoption, was not proved and that theadoptiondeed was n...

By The Indian Express

• March 16, 2026 at 12:43 PM

Can a late adoption deed help secure compassionate appointment? Chhattisgarh High Court rejects claim over 22 Photo: The Indian Express

JusticeParth Prateem Sahuwas hearing an appeal filed by the railway administration challenging the trial court’s declaration that a man was the adopted son of a railway employee, Rao, who died in 2001.

“In the case at hand, theadoption deedwas not prepared and registered immediately at the time of the alleged date of adoption, but it got registered only after 22 years from the date of the alleged adoption,” the highcourtobserved in its March 1 order.

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