Principle: Under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, I956, no person shall becapable of being taken in adoption unless he or she is a Hindu, he or she not already beenadopted, he or she has not been married, unless there is a custom or usage applicable to theparties which permits persons who are married being taken in adoption, and he or she has notcompleted the age of fifteen years, unless there is a custom or usage applicable to the partieswhich permits persons who have completed the age of fifteen years being take in adoption.Facts: Vijay being natural father had given Tarun, a boy aged 10 years. in adoption to Manoj inMarch 2010 in accordance with the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act. 1956. In May 2ol2Manoj gave Tarun in adoption to Sanjay. Subsequently in December 2013, Sanjay gave Tarun inadoption to Vijay

• A. Adoption of Tarun by Sanjay is valid
• B. Adoption of Tarun by Vijay is valid
• C. Adoption of Tarun by Manoj is valid
• D. None of the above adoptions is valid I