Supreme Court of India

Padmavathy Amma v. Ammunni Panicker and Anr.

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Reported as [1995] 3 S.C.R. 1056
Bench Hansaria J.
Decided 2 May 1995

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being traced through mother to daughter, daughter's daughter and so on. Marnmakkathayam family is known a Tarwad and consists of a group of persons, males and females, all tracing descent from a common an· cestress. An ordinary Tarawad consists of the mother, her children, male and female, the children of such females and their descendants in the female line, how-low-soever, living under the control and direction of the Karnavan, who is the eldest male member. Thus there is no doubt that under the gift in question, even if the same be construed to have been only for the benefit of K all her

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