Please explain the complete procedure for adoption of a child by a Muslim under the Juvenile Justice (JJ) Act....
Monish Rizvi 02 November 2025
Please explain the complete procedure for adoption of a child by a Muslim under the Juvenile Justice (JJ) Act....
kavksatyanarayana (subregistrar/supdt.(retired)) 02 November 2025
Any religious person, including Muslims, can adopt a child under the JJ system. The JJ Act prevails over the muslim law, though it does not recognise adoption.
Dr. J C Vashista (Advocate ) 03 November 2025
District Magistrate has to be approached by adoptee parents to allow adoption u/s 55 & 56 of the JJ Act.
T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate (Advocate) 03 November 2025
You can approach CARA for adoption of child under JJ act
Shashi Dhara 04 November 2025
You can file petition for child under guardians and wards act.
Sudhir Kumar, Advocate (Advocate) 10 November 2025
The best is to approach CARA. Even their staff knows law on the subject very well.