Supreme Court of India

Smt. Gurnam Kaur and Anr. v. Puran Singh and Ors.

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Reported as [1996] 2 S.C.R. 322
Bench K. Ramaswamy and G.B. Pattanaik JJ.
Decided 8 February 1996

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Hindu Marriage Act, 1955: Section 16 as amended by Amendment Act 68 of 1976--Pre-conditions under S.12 done away with-No need for declaration of earlier maniage as nullity-Consequentially as if the marriage had been valid, the child shall be legitimate whether it was bom before or after the . commencement of the Amending Act, 1976-Hence the child is entitled to her share in her father's property. CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION: Civil Appeal No. 1542 of i975. From the Judgment and Order dated 14.8.75 of the Punjab & Haryana High Court in R.S. . No. 1314 of 1973. V. . Mahajan and S.K. Mehta and

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