Supreme Court of India

Vellikannu v. R. Singaperumal and Anr.

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Reported as [2005] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 160
Bench Ashok Bhan and A.K. Mathur JJ.
Decided 6 May 2005

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Hindu Succession Act, 1956--Sections 25 and 27 rlw Sections 6 and 8-Coparcenery property-Succession-Disqualification-Respondent No.1 murdered his father, who died intestate-Deceased was already divorced-He was survived by Respondent No. I- his only son and the sole male survivor and Appellant- the daughter-in-law-Properties of the deceased were joint family properties and the parties were governed by Mitakshara School of Hindu Law-Question of succession-Held: Respondent no. I having murdered his father, will be deemed to have pre-deceased him and would be disqualified from inheriting the

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