Supreme Court of India

Velamuri Venkata Sivaprasad (dead) by L.rs. v. Kothuri Venkateswarlu (dead) by L.rs. and Ors.

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Reported as [1999] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 522
Bench S.B. Majmudar, M. Srinivasan and Umesh C. Banerjee JJ.
Decided 24 November 1999

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the !st defendant had re­ married in August, 1953.

Judgment, page 17

From the headnote

Hindu Succession Act, 1956. Section 14(1)-Limited estate/interest of widow-Re-marriage of widow before coming into force of 1956 Act-Effect of-Held, re-marriage divesting widow as limited owner of estate of her deceased husband-Section 14(1) not applicable-No limited estate/interest subsisting on commencement of 1956 Act which gets converted into full ownership-Hindu Widow's Re- marriage Act, 1856-section 2. Madras Hindu (Bigamy Prevention and Divorce) Act, 1949-Widow contending that re-marriage was not valid in view of 1949 Act and claiming benefit under 1956 Act-Prohibitory

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