Supreme Court of India

Shripad Gajanan Suthankar v. Dattaram Kashinath Suthankar and Ors.

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Reported as [1974] 3 S.C.R. 474

Bench D.G. Palekar J.

Decided 1 March 1974

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here : (l) [1962] 2 S. .R. 813. (2) [19551 1 S. .R. 1,17, 24-25. (JJ [1950] 52 .L.R. 290. c c s. , SUTHANKAR v. DATTARAM (Krishna Iyer, /.) 483 " Joint Hindu family consisted of the sole surviving coparcener and the widow of a deceased coparcener. The sur viving coparcener made alienations of portions of the family property. Subsequently, the widow adopted a son. The son having sued to set acide the alienations:- Held, that at the dates of the alienations the coparcener had full right to treat the family property as if it was his own property. and that the adoption which was subsequent to

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