Supreme Court of India

Mangal Singh & Ors. v. Shrimati Rattno & Anr.

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Reported as [1967] 3 S.C.R. 454

Bench K.N. Wanchoo J.

Decided 6 April 1967

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What the Court ordered

We hold that this provision will become applicable to any property which is owned by a female Hindu, even though she is not in actual, physical or constructive possession of that property.

Judgment, page 7

Authorities it was built on

1965 Eramma v. Verrupanna & Ors. cited by 20
1958 Gummalapura Taggina Matada Kotturuswami v. Setra Veeravva and Others cited by 17
1962 Palakdhari Singh & Others. v. The State of Uttar Pradesh and Another cited by 1

Where later benches applied it

2020 V. Kalyanaswamy (d) by Lrs. & Anr. v. L. Bakthavatsalam (d) by Lrs. & Ors. relied on
2024 Tej Bhan (d) through Lr. & Ors. v. Ram Kishan (d) through Lrs. & Ors. referred to
1994 Smt. Gumpha and Ors. v. Jaibal mentioned
1979 Bai Vajia (dead) by L. Rs. v. Thakorbhai Chelabhai and Ors. mentioned
1977 V. Tulasamma & Ors. v. V. Sesha Reddi (dead) by L.rs. mentioned

Of those, 1 relied on · 1 referred to · 3 mentioned

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