Religion not a bar to adoption under law In the case of Shabnam Hashmi Vs. Union of India (AIR 2014 SC 1281), the Supreme Court held that, any person who belongs to any religion can adopt the child as per his or her wish, as per the rules and regulations mentioned in Juvenile Justice Act, 2015. Court held that, child giving or taking for adoption is a Fundamental Right of every person. No religious authority could stop to anyone from the adoption even the non-hindus can also adopt the child by their wish under Juvenile Justice Act. Reddy & Reddy Law Firm is here for helping you in your legal problems. We deal with Family laws, Criminal laws, Civil laws and also Corporate laws. Our litigation team is handling matters related to Divorce, Domestic Violence, Adoptions, Marriages etc.