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:

Correct option is A

Assertion (A) is correct, as per Section 11 (i) of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, which requires that the adoptive parents must not have a male descendant living at the time of adoption. Reason (R) correctly explains Assertion (A), so both statements are correct, and the reason correctly explains the assertion.