Supreme Court of India

G. Sekar v. Geetha & Ors

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Reported as [2009] 5 S.C.R. 1005
Bench S.B. Sinha and Dr. Mukundakam Sharma JJ.
Decided 15 April 2009

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HINDU SUCCESSION ACT - Section 23 - Special provision relating to dwelling houses - Omission of by Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 - Effect of - Constitution c of India, Article 136. Will - Proof of - Concuffent finding that it was validly proved - No reason to differ with the same. CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES: Report of the Law Commission may be looked into for the purpose of construction of a statute - But the same would not prevail over a clear and unambiguous provision. In this appeal, the qt1estion involved was as to the effect of the amendment made to Hindu Succession Act, 1956 by

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Of those, 1 relied on · 1 referred to

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