Sudhishna Bose, K.G. Harini & Muktaa Patil, Jindal Global Law School ABSTRACT India’s adoption regime is fragmented between religion-specific personal laws and secular statutes, producing unequal rights and procedural incoherence in terms of child welfare. This paper critically appraises the statutory framework governing adoption, principally the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890, and the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015,...