INTHECOURTOFTHEVIIIADDITIONALCITYCIVIL
ANDSESSIONSJUDGE(CCH-15)ATBENGALURU
Datedthisthe16thdayofDecember,2018.
PRESENT:
SriMALLANAGOUDA,B.Com.,LL.M.,
VIIIAdditionalCityCivilandSessionsJudge(CCH-15),
Bengaluru.
ORIGINALSUITNo.5333/2018
PLAINTIFF:Smt.RathnaS.,
Agedabout32years,
W/o.MadanSingh,
ResidingatNo.1377,7th
MainRoad,Chikksandra,
Yashavanthapura,
Bengaluru,presently
residingatUganavadi
villagecross,NearCanara
Bank,Kundanahobli,
Devanahallitaluk,
BengaluruRuralDistrict.
(BySriChandrashekharK.,
Advocate)
-VERSUS-
DEFENDANTS:1.TheStateofKarnataka,
representedbyitsChief
Secretary,VidhanaSoudha,
Bengaluru.
2.TheChairperson,
TheChildWelfare
Committee,Bengaluru
RuralDistrict,Officeat:
BesideKidvayHospital,
WelfareDepartment
Complex,Dr.H.Marigowda
Road,DharmaramCollege
Post,Bengaluru-560029.
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3.TheChildDevelopmentand
ProtectionOfficer,Officeat
OldTalukaOfficeRoad,
DevanahalliTown,
BengaluruRuralDistrict.
(DefendantNo.1to3
BySriShanthaB.Mullur,
1stA.D.G.P,Advocate)
4.KaganoorMudukappa,
Agedabout42years,
S/o.Hanumanthappa,
ResidingatHouseNo.81,
KombaliHadagali,Ballary
District,andalsoresiding
atC/o.Smt.Gangamma,
No.137,AjjagowdanaPalya,
SasuveGhatta,
ChikkabanavaraPost,
Hesaraghattahobli,
BengaluruNorthTaluk
(Additional),Bengaluru-
560090.
5.Smt.Neelamma,
Agedabout38years,
W/o.KaganoorMudukappa,
ResidingatHouseNo.81,
KombaliHadagali,Ballary
District,andalsoresiding
atC/o.Smt.Gangamma,
No.137,AjjagowdanaPalya,
SasuveGhatta,
ChikkabanavaraPost,
Hesaraghattahobli,
BengaluruNorthTaluk
(Additional),Bengaluru-
560090.
(DefendantNo.4and5
BySriR.MohanKumar,
Advocate)
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DateofInstitutionoftheSuit:24-07-2018
NatureoftheSuit(Suiton:Declaration.
pronote,Suitfordeclaration
andpossession,Suitforinjun-
ctionetc,)
Dateofthecommencement:17-07-2019
ofrecordingoftheevidence
DateonwhichtheJudgment:16-12-2019
waspronounced
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Year/sMonth/sDay/s
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Totalduration:1year,4months,22days
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(MALLANAGOUDA)
VIIIAdditionalCityCivilandSessionsJudge,
An/-Bengaluru.
JUDGMENT
Thissuitisfiledbytheplaintiffseeking
declarationtocanceltheadoptiondeeddated5.6.2010
executedbytheplaintiffinfavourofdefendants4and5
inrespectofKumariThejaswini,daughteroflate
Ranganathacharandplaintiffandforthedeclarationto
restorethenaturallegalrightsoftheplaintiffover
KumariThejaswini.
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2.Thebrieffactsoftheplaintiff’scaseareas
under-
KumariThejaswini,agedabout9years,whois
theseconddaughteroftheplaintiffandherlatefirst
husbandviz.,Ranganathachar.Plaintiffhasstruggled
alotwithherhusbandandherhusbandlate
Ranganathachar.LateRanganathacharandplaintiff
facedeconomicalproblems.Sincefrommarriagewith
lateRanganathachar,plaintiffhasfacedseveraltortures
fromherhusbandandafternegotiations,theydecided
togetdivorcebymutualconsent.However,beforethe
judgmentindivorcepetition,saidRanganathacharhas
died.Meanwhile,plaintiffhasgivenherconsentfor
givingherseconddaughterKumariThejaswiniin
adoptiontodefendants4and5throughregistered
adoptiondeeddated5.6.2010.Plaintiffhasgivenher
childinadoptionexpectingherbrightfutureandgood
development.But,defendants4and5havenottaken
careofthechildinagoodmanner.Theymentallyand
physicallyharassedher.Theyhavefailedtoprovideher
propereducationandbasicnecessities.On25.5.2018,
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theydemandedtheplaintiffformoneyfortakingcareof
herdaughter’seducationandfuture,andonthatday
whenplaintiffrefusedtogivemoney,theyassaultedthe
childandafternegotiations,defendants4and5have
leftthechildintheplaintiff’shouseandwentout.
Further,KumariThejaswinihasrefusedtoreturnwith
defendants4and5.Infact,afterdeathofherfirst
husband,plaintiffhasenteredintoanothermarriage
withoneMadanSinghandsheisleadinggoodlife.
Therefore,defendants4and5aretryingtograbmoney
fromtheplaintiff.On28.5.2018,defendants4and5
calledtheplaintiffoverphoneanddemanded
Rs.2,00,000/-andthreatenedherofdireconsequences,
ifthesaidamountisnotpaidbyher.Therefore,as
defendants4and5haveviolatedthetermsand
conditionsoftheadoptiondeed,plaintiffisconstrained
tofilethepresentsuitfordeclaration.
3.Afterserviceofsummons,defendantshave
appearedthroughtheirCounselandfiledtheirwritten
statements.Defendants1to3havefiledtheirwritten
statementasfollows-
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Suitisnotmaintainableeitherinlaworonfacts
andthesameisliabletobedismissed.Sinceplaintiff
hasnotissuednoticetodefendantNo.2,suitisnot
maintainable.On4.6.2018,SparshaChildLineMember
hasbroughtThejaswinitodefendantNo.2committee
alongwithheradoptedparentsviz.,Mudukappaand
Neelamma.Saidchildwasgiveninadoptionto
defendants4and5throughadoptiondeeddated
7.6.2010.Aftergivingthechildinadoption,plaintiff
hadnoconnectionwiththechild.Neelammausedto
visitthechildonvariousoccasion.Butnow,allofa
sudden,Neelammaandherhusbandhaveleftthechild
inthehouseoftheplaintiffandafteroneweek,they
demandedformoneyandatthattimeonly,thechild
Thejaswinirefusedtogowiththem.Plaintiffforcedher
togowithheradoptiveparents.Thoughadoptive
parentsarereadytotakebackthechild,thechildisnot
readytogowiththem.Whentheauthoritieshave
conductedinspection,theyfoundthatadoptivemother
ofthechildhasharassedherandtheyneverprovided
anyfacilitiestothechild.
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4.Defendants4and5filedwrittenstatementas
under-
Suitoftheplaintiffismisconceived,baselessand
thesameisliabletobedismissed.Itistruethat
defendants4and5aretheadoptiveparentsofthechild
Thejaswini.Theyaretakingcareoftheadoptivechild
from8yearsandtheyareprovidinghereducationalso.
Thereisnocauseofactiontofilethesuitandthesuit
isbarredbylimitation.Whentheplaintiffwasnotina
positiontoprovidebasicamenitiestoherdaughterand
sheintendedtore-marry,shegavethechildto
defendants4and5inadoptionandtheyobtainedthe
childinadoptionoutofloveandaffectionbyfollowing
alltheprocedureunderlaw.Now,afterabout8years
fromadoption,plaintiffwantedtotakebackthechild.
But,whendefendants4and5refusedforthesame,
plaintifffiledacomplainttotheChildWelfare
Committeeandtookcustodyofthechildillegally.Now,
thechildisinthecustodyofseconddefendantandshe
isnotgoingtoschool.Avermensofpara3oftheplaint
aredenied.AvermentsofPara3oftheplaintthat
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KumariThejaswiniistheseconddaughterofplaintiff
andRanganathachar,aredenied.But,avermentthat
plaintiffwasfacingfinancialproblemsfromthedayof
marriage,istrue.Furtheravermentsthatplaintiff
wantedtodivorceherhusbandandduringpendencyof
thedivorcepetition,hehasdied,arealsotrue.Itis
trueandcorrectthatdefendants4and5obtainedthe
childKumariThejaswiniinadoption.AvermentofPara
4oftheplaintthatplaintiffhasgiventhechildin
adoptionforgooddevelopmentofthechild,isalsotrue.
But,avermentsthatdefendants4and5arenottaking
careofthechild;theyviolatedtheconditionofthe
adoptiondeed-duetowhich,thechildsuffered
mentallyandphysically,areallfalse.Avermentsthat
on25.5.2018,defendants4and5visitedplaintiff’s
houseanddemandedformoneyforeducationofthe
child,areallfalse.AvermentofParas7and8ofthe
plaintareallfalseanddenied.
5.Onthebasisoftheabovefacts,thisCourthas
framedthefollowingIssues-
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ISSUES
(1)Whetherplaintiffproves
defendantNos.4and5
havenottakencareof
childKumariTejaswinias
alleged?
(2)Whetherplaintiffproves
defendants4and5have
violatedtheadoptiondeed
termsoverthechild?
(3)Whetherplaintiffproves
defendantNos.4and5are
demandingmoneyfrom
herasalleged?
(4)Whethersuitoftheplaintiff
isnotmaintainable?
(5)Whethersuitisbarredby
lawoflimitation?
(6)Whetherplaintiffisentitled
forreliefofcancellationof
adoptiondeeddated
5.6.2010?
(7)Whetherplaintiffisentitled
forrestorationofher
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naturallegalrightsas
sought?
(8)Whatdecreeororder?
8.Insupportofhercase,plaintiffexamined
herselfasP.W.1andgotmarkeddocumentsasper
Exs.P.1toP.4onherbehalf.
9.Ontheotherhand,defendantshavenot
producedanyevidenceontheirbehalf.
10.Heardarguments.
11.MyanswerstoaboveIssuesareasunder-
ISSUENo.1-Doesnotsurvivefor
consideration;
ISSUENo.2-Doesnotsurvivefor
consideration;
ISSUENo.3-Doesnotsurvivefor
consideration;
ISSUENo.4-Affirmative;
ISSUENo.5-Doesnotsurvivefor
consideration;
ISSUENo.6-Negative;
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ISSUENo.7-Negative;
ISSUENo.8-Asperfinalorder,
forthefollowing-
REASONS
12.ISSUENOs.1TO3AND5:SinceIssueNos.4,
6and7areregardingmaintainabilityofthesuititself
andthesameareansweredagainsttheplaintiff,Issue
Nos.1to3and5doesnotsurviveforconsiderationand
hence,thesaidIssuesareansweredaccordingly.
13.ISSUENOs.4,6AND7:SincealltheseIssues
areinter-relatedwitheachother,theyarebeingtaken
uptogetherfordiscussionatastretchinordertoavoid
repetitivediscussionoffacts.
14.Thissuitisfiledbytheplaintiffseeking
cancellationoftheadoptiondeeddated5.6.2010.
Plaintiffhasgivenherdaughterviz.,KumariThejaswini
inadoptiontodefendantNos.4and5.Admittedly,the
childwhichwasgiveninadoptionwasgiventothe
custodyofdefendants4and5onthedateofadoption
deeditselfi.e.,7.6.2010.Admittedly,plaintiffisthe
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naturalmotherofthechild.Herhusbandhasdiedand
afterdeathofherhusbandandbeforeherre-marriage,
shegavethechildinadoptiontodefendants4and5and
fromthedateofadoptiondeed,thechildwasinthe
custodyofdefendants4and5.Now,aspertheplaintiff
only,intheyear2018,asthedefendantNos.4and5
demandedforsomemoneyforeducationexpensesof
theadoptivechild,shefiledthepresentsuitfor
cancellationoftheadoptiondeed.But,asperSection
15oftheHinduAdoptionandSectionMaintenanceAct,once
theprocessofadoptionhasbeencompletedby
complyingwithalltheprocedure,thechildwillbecome
thesonordaughteroftheadoptiveparentsforall
purposesandforanyreasonsuchadoptionwhichhas
beencompletedlegallycannotbecancelledordeclared
asvoid.Therefore,hereinthiscase,whenadmittedly
thenaturaldaughteroftheplaintiffwasgivenin
adoptiontodefendants4and5throughadoptiondeed
dated7.6.2010aftercomplyingalltheprocedures-that
toobyexecutingregisteredadoptiondeed,thesame
cannotbecancelledforanyreason.Withregardto
allegationsmadebytheplaintiffaboutdefendants4and
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5demandingmoneyforadoptionexpensesofthechild,
harassingthechildmentallyandphysically,thereare
otherrecoursesfortakingactionagainstdefendants4
and5.But,foranyreasontheadoptiononcecompleted
cannotbecancelledatall.Therefore,thissuitbeingthe
onefiledbytheplaintiffforcancellationoftheadoption,
isnotmaintainableandhence,IssueNos.4,6and7are
answeredasabove.
15.ISSUENo.8:Formyreasonsanddiscussion
ontheaboveIssues,Iproceedtopassthefollowing-
ORDER
Suitoftheplaintiffisdismissed.
Noorderastocost.
Drawdecreeaccordingly.
(DictatedtoJudgmentWriter,transcribedbyhim,
revisedbymeandaftercorrections,pronouncedinopen
Courtonthisthe16thdayofDecember,2019.)
(MALLANAGOUDA)
VIIIAdditionalCityCivilandSessionsJudge,
An/-Bengaluru.
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ANNEXURE
1.WITNESSEXAMINEDFORTHEPLAINTIFF:
Examinedon:
P.W.1:Smt.RathnaSectionS.17-07-2019
2.DOCUMENTSMARKEDONBEHALFOFPLAINTIFF:
Ex.P.1:Copyofadoptiondeed.
Ex.P.2:Copyofcomplaintfiledbyplaintiffto
defendantNo.3
Ex.P.3:Letterdated4.6.2018ofdefendantNo.2
committee.
Ex.P.4:ReportofdefendantNo.2dated20.7.2018.
3.WITNESS/ESEXAMINEDFORTHEDEFENDANTS:
Nil.
4.DOCUMENT/SMARKEDONBEHALFOFDEFENDANTS:
Nil.
(MALLANAGOUDA)
VIIIAdditionalCityCivilandSessionsJudge,
An/-Bengaluru.
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