IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH F.A.O. No. 6327 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 14.11.2011 Kewal Krishan and others ........Appellants vs. Chameli Devi .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G.S. SANDHAWALIA Present: Mr. Jagjit Gill, Advocate for the petitioners HEMANT GUPTA, J. The challenge in the present petition is to the order dated 22.7.2011 passed by Civil Judge (Sr. Divn.), Bathinda whereby application for appointment of Guardian of minor under Section 7 of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 was allowed. Minor-Navan Jain was born to Kewal Krishan and Seema Rani, appellants herein but was given in adoption vide registered adoption deed dated 22.5.2003 to Raj Kumar and Chameli Devi when the child was about 4 months of age. Subsequently, Raj Kumar died. The appellants propounded cancellation of adoption deed dated 22.5.2003. It is the case of the respondent Chameli Devi that appellants have forcibly taken the child in their custody on the basis of the alleged illegal cancellation of adoption deed. Learned trial Court has allowed the petition inter alia for the reason that once the child is adopted which fact is evidenced by registered adoption deed, such adoption can not be cancelled and revoked. The adoption once made is irrevocable. We are of the F.A.O. No. 6327 of 2011 (O&M) 2 opinion that there is no error in the reasoning given by learned trial Court that once the child is adopted, it can not be cancelled in any manner more so on the basis of unregistered adoption deed. In view of the said fact, we do not find any error in the findings recorded by learned trial Court. Dismissed. (HEMANT GUPTA) JUDGE (G.S. SANDHAWALIA) 14.11.2011 JUDGE reena