Supreme Court of India
Revanasiddappa and Anr. v. Mallikarjun and Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that Article 39 (f) must be kept in mind by the Court while interpreting the provision of Section 16(3) of Hindu Marriage Act.
Judgment, page 19
From the headnote
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955: s.16(3) - Right of illegitimate children in the coparcenary c property of their parents - Whether illegitimate children are entitled to a share in the coparcenary property or whether their share is limited only to the self-acquired property of their parents uls.16(3) - Held: s.16(3) makes it clear that a child of a void or voidable marriage can only claim rights to the 0 property of his parents, and no one else - The legislature has advisedly used the word "property" and has not qualified it with either self-acquired property or ancestral property - It has been kept
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