Supreme Court of India
Kalawatibai v. Soiryabai and Others
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What the Court ordered
Before parting with this case, we express our thanks to Sri C Padmanabhan, Senior Advocate who, on our request rendered valu able assistance.
Judgment, page 20
From the headnote
Hindu Succession Act, 1956 (No. 30 of 1956): ss. 2, 14--Hindu · widow's estate-Alienation by gift to female reversioner prior to 1956- Whether alienee could become absolute .owner-'Limited owner'- Meaning of: s. 4--Hindu Law-Applicability of. ' Hindu Law: Gift of widow's estate without legal necessity Reversioner can claim possession within 12 years of widow's death Whether alienee could claim adverse possession against reversioners during life time of widow. c Transfer of Property Act, 1898: S. 41-Estoppel-Whether ap- ' plicable against reversioners in case of gift of widow's estate in
Authorities it was built on
- 1965 Eramma v. Verrupanna & Ors.
- 1958 Gummalapura Taggina Matada Kotturuswami v. Setra Veeravva and Others
- 1971 D. N. Chanchala v. State of Mysore and Ors. Etc.
- 1961 Jaisri Sahu v. Rajdewan Dubey and Others
- 1979 Bai Vajia (dead) by L. Rs. v. Thakorbhai Chelabhai and Ors.
- 1987 Jagannathan Pillai v. Kunjithapadam Pillai & Ors.
- 1987 Maharaja Pillai Lakshmi Ammal v. Maharaja Pillai Thillanayakom Pillai and Another
- 1953 Natvarlal Punjabhai and Another v. Dadubhai Manubhai and Others.
Where later benches applied it
- 2022 Renaissance Hotel Holdings Inc. v. B. Vijaya Sai and Others
- 2025 Vinubhai Mohanlal Dobaria v. Chief Commissioner of Income Tax & Anr
- 2023 In Re: Article 370 of the Constitution v..
- 2004 Prakash Nath Khanna and Anr. v. Commissioner of Income Tax and Anr.
- 2001 Muninanjappa and Ors. v. R. Manual and Anr.
- 1999 Naresh Kumari (dead) by Lrs. and Another v. Shakshi Lal (dead) by Lrs. and Another
- 1994 Smt. Gumpha and Ors. v. Jaibal
- 1991 Thota Sesharathamma and Anr. v. Thota Manikyamma (dead) by Lrs. and Ors.
Of those, 1 relied on · 7 mentioned
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