Supreme Court of India

Ajit Kaur @ Surjit Kaur v. Darshan Singh (dead) through Lrs. & Ors.

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Reported as [2019] 6 S.C.R. 443
Bench A. M. Khanwilkar and Ajay Rastogi JJ.
Decided 4 April 2019

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Hindu Succession Act, 1956: s. 14(1) – Property of a female Hindu to be her absolute property – Mere possession of property by a female, if sufficient to claim right u/s. 14(1 ) – Held: Mere possession would not confer pre-existing right of po ssession over the subject property to claim full ownership rights after the Act, 1956 came into force by operation of law – Section 14( 1) clearly envisage that the possession of the female must be under some v estige of a claim, right or title or under any of the devise which has been purported under the law – On facts, claim of the appellant- daughter

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