Supreme Court of India
Atma Singh v. Gurmej Kaur (d) & Ors.
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Hindu Succession Act, 1956: s.8 - Intestate succession - By the mother - To the estate of her deceased son born out of her first marriage - Permissibility - Held: The mother being the sole class I heir uls. 8, would naturally succeed to the estate of her deceased son through first marriage - Succession u!s. 8 is not controlled by s.2 of Hindu Widows Re marriage Act, 1856 - s.4 of 1956 Act also gives an overriding effect to the 1956 Act - Hence s.2 would not disentitle the mother (on account of her re-marriage) to inherit the estate of her son - Hindu Widows Re-marriage Act, 1856 - s.2
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