Supreme Court of India

V. Dandapani Chettiar v. Balasubramanian Chettiar (dead) by Lrs and Ors.

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Reported as [2003] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 371
Bench M.B. Shah and Dr. Ar. Lakshmanan JJ.
Decided 8 August 2003

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What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons, we have no hestitation to set aside the E judgment and decree passed by the subordinate Judge, Cuddalore as confirmed by the learned single Judge of the High Court in A.S. No.1055 of 1977 and by the Division Bench of the High Court in L.P.A. No. 32/1983 dated 12.4.1988.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Hindu Succession Act, 1956-Sections 15(2) (a) & 15(1)-Female Hindu, who had acquired suit property from her mother side by virtue of a compromise decree, died intestate and issueiess-Rightful heir to the suit property-Held; Would be heirs of her father and not heirs of her husband. 'R', a female Hindu acquired properties of her maternal grandmother by virtue of a compromise decree passed in a suit. On 'R' dying issueless and intestate, a suit was filed in the Court of Subordinate Judge for declaration tliat in accordance with Section 15(2) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 the said properties

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 referred to · 1 mentioned

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