Supreme Court of India
Bhaiya Ramanuj Pratap Deo v. Lalu Maheshanuj Pratap Deo & Ors. and Vice-versa
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In the result the first appeal No. 209 of 1970 filed by the plaintiff is dismissed while the other appeal filed by the defendant, No. 2280 of 1970, is allowed and the decree passed by the High Court is set aside and the decree of the Trial Court as affirmed by the first appellate court, is restored, In the circumstances of the case we direct the parties to bear their own costs.
Judgment, page 21
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Hindu Succession Act, 1956, sections 4 and 6, scope of-Whether the provi sions of section 6 overrides the customary Rule of primogeniture-Bihar Land Re forms Act, section 6, applicability of-Chota Nagpur Encumbered Estates Act, 1876, section 12A., conditions to be fu/filled-lfldian Registration Act, sections 17 and 49, evidentiary value of unregistered documents of. 8 c Bhaiya Rudra Pratap Deo was the holder of an impartible estate, known as NaSaruntari estate, in the district of Palamau. The succession to the estate was governed by the rule of lineal primogeniture. Under the said rule the
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