Supreme Court of India

Jagannathan Pillai v. Kunjithapadam Pillai & Ors.

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Reported as [1987] 2 S.C.R. 1070

Bench M.P. Thakkar J.

Decided 21 April 1987

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What the Court ordered

In the result we uphold the view that irr such circumstances 'the concerned Hindu woman is entitled to become an absolute owner of the property in question.

Judgment, page 13

Authorities it was built on

1958 Gummalapura Taggina Matada Kotturuswami v. Setra Veeravva and Others cited by 17
1965 Gopisetti Venkataratnam and Others v. The Vijayawada Municipality and Others cited by 8

Where later benches applied it

1995 Nazar Singh and Ors. v. Jagjit Kaur and Ors. mentioned
1991 Thota Sesharathamma and Anr. v. Thota Manikyamma (dead) by Lrs. and Ors. mentioned
1991 Kalawatibai v. Soiryabai and Others mentioned
1989 Munshi Singh (dead) by Lrs. and Ors. v. Smt. Sohan Bai (dead) by Lrs. mentioned
1987 Smt. Gulwant Kaur & Another v. Mohinder Singh & Ors. mentioned

Of those, 5 mentioned

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