Under Indian law, an adopted child cannot claim a share in the property of their natural (biological) parents after adoption. The adoption legally severs all ties with the biological family regarding inheritance rights. Section 12 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 (HAMA) clearly states that "all ties of the child in the family of his or her birth shall be deemed to be severed and replaced by those created by the adoption in the adoptive family".
