History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c63.1118

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1081a In Bengal minority was held to terminate at the end of the 15th year; vide *Cally Churn v. Bhuggobutty* 10 Bengal L. R. 231 (F. B.) at p. 240 and *Mothoormohun v. Sourendro* 1 Cal. 108 (F. B.). In Bombay and Madras it has been held to terminate at the end of the 16th year; vide *Shivaji v. Datu* 12 Bom. H. C. R. 281, *Reade v. Krishna* 9 Mad. 391, 397. But see 40 Mad. 925, 929. As the Indian Majority Act does not apply to adoption, it was held in *Basappa, v. Sidramappa* 43 Bom. 481 that a Hindu widow who was about 15 years old could validly adopt a son, even though a contract by her would have been void on the ground of minority.