Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion A : If the adoption is of a son, the adoptive Hindu father or mother by whom the adoption is made must not have a Hindu son, son's son or son's son's son (whether by legitimate blood relationship or by adoption) living at the time of adoption.
Reason R : Section 11 (i) of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, which deals with the right of adoptive parents 'under other conditions for a valid adoption' imposes this restriction.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
1
Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
2
Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
3
A is correct but R is not correct
4
A is not correct but R is correct