Supreme Court of India

Shehammal v. Hasan Khani Rawther and Ors.

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Reported as [2011] 9 S.C.R. 718
Bench Altamas Kabir, Cyriac Joseph and Surinder Singh Nijjar JJ.
Decided 2 August 2011

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Mohammedan Law: Right of spes successionis - Relinquishment of - Held: Chance of a Mohammedan heir­ apparent succeeding to an estate cannot be the subject of a valid transfer or release - Ordinarily there cannot be a transfer of spes successionis, but the same can be avoided either by the execution of a family settlement or by accepting consideration for a future share - It could then operate as estoppel against the expectant heir to claim any share in the estate of the deceased Of! account of the doctrine of spes successionis - testamentary disposition by a Mohammedan is binding upon the

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