Supreme Court of India

Bhanwar Singh v. Puran and Ors.

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Reported as [2008] 2 S.C.R. 775
Bench S.B. Sinha and V.S. Sirpurkar JJ.
Decided 12 February 2008

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From the headnote

Hindu Succession Act, 1956 - ss. 8, 19 & 6 - Property ... owned by Appellant's paternal grandfather - He died in 1972 - Partition between Appellant's father and his three sisters - c Mutation in revenue records of 1973-74 - Each taking '!4th share - Appellant born in 1977 - Alienations made by Appellant's father in favour of Respondents, firstly by way of ' mortgage and then by sale, in 1985 - Challenge to, by Appellant - Held: Having regard to s. 8 as also s. 19, the property ceased to be joint family property and all heirs and .,.. LRs of Appellanfs paternal grandfather succeeded to his

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