WYAVAg|HA-DARPANA. los. , , Asuorisse-The textat Márad, siia ia the above authoritis?"skooli kay sik or all · their own shares, they do all that they please, for they are masters of their own wealth." Musí. Taramani Debia verwww Deb Narwen Roy and Bishen Perwauä.—8udder Dwwanny Adawlut. January 14th, 1824. Maen. H. L. vol. II. Ch. VI. Case 10, pp. 183, 184. a Aninhabitantor susi šahalad, (bisschudi- at the time) vek his brothers sa, add made him his adopted son. Subsequently to the adoption, a son was born to the adopting father. In this case, on the death of the adopting father, to what proportions of the property left by the deceased is each of the sons entitled ” + R. Under the circumstanees stated, the property should be divided into four shares, three An : took of which will be taken by the son of the body, and the remaining one by the adopted son. Ti: is :: opinion is conformable to the Mitähtiará, Dattaka-Miséssi, and other authorities, as enrient in to a fourth. " the district of Sháñábad, &c." * o Authorities—The text of Vatiitia, cited in the above (mentioned) anthorities: “When a son has been adopted, if a legitimate son be afterwards born, the given son shares a fourth part.” Sudder Dewanny Adawlut.---Macn. H. L. vol. II. Ch. VI. Case ll. pp. 184, 185, q. A person possessing some landed property dies, leaving a son and four daughters. Subse- * Iuently to his death, the son takes possession of the whol of his paternal estate, and dies without male issue, leaving his sisters above named, two of died, leaving neither husband nor children; and of the surviving sisters, one had three sons, and the other a son by adoption. Under these circumstances, to what proportion of the estate will each individual survivor be entitied ? * R. Under,the cigeumstances above stated, according to the law, the estate வி bp made into In జా the adopseven parts, of which the three sons of one sister will take fix shares, and the adopted son*of the ted son of a - - takes a sevent other the remaining one.t co-heir with o: zilish Hooghly, september 28th, ısı2. Maen. H. L. vol. II, seet. 8, cao 1, pp. s8, so, "*"*" Gopeemohun. Deh versus Rajai Rajkisien. Rajah Nubkūhen had five wives, but no male issue, when he took Gopeenohun Deč in adop- } tion.—gopeenohun was a son of Ramsoonder Bewertah, one of the brothers of Rajah Nubkishen. It is usual, although not necessary, where a man, who adopts, has several wives, to adopt the son as a child of one of them. The Itajah accordingly adopted Gopeenohns Del as the son of his eldest wife Heera-nonee Possee. UA路罚 The Rojak entered into an agreement, previous to the adoption, by which he promised, in . Bearino, on ...ho. consideration of Ransoonder Bevertak's giving his son Gopeenohun Deb to be adopted by him, (Rajak Wayvasthá No, oő88.
- This is the proportion to which the adopted son is entitled, according to the law of Benares; but according to the law of Bengal, he may claim a third.
- The above is an accurate exposition of the law as current in Bengal; but, according to the law of ు the property : : th made into o parts, of which the adopted son would take one. There" is no express authority for the succession of a sister's adopted son, but his right i *
":"షి";$w': pted on, but his right is admitted The above exposition is accurate as regards the proportion of the shares of the adopted and legiti. mately begotten relations; but the succession of a ಪಿಜಿ son is not '! (*.* þarø (resting 9f • daughter's sāgpłe!, soa, Novperw.) And. no :: or dead, has *io his ight by inforce. Now, Sir W.Moenwho himself has downs; it in his figt volume ( ്liുi written after the second,) and laid down a contrary principle—see hid, p. 24.
