Supreme Court of India

Pharez John Abraham (dead) by Lrs. v. Arul Jothi Sivasubramaniam K. & Others

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Reported as [2019] 9 S.C.R. 10
Bench L. Nageswara Rao and M.R. Shah JJ.
Decided 2 July 2019

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above and for the reasons stated above, Civil Appeal arising from R.F .A. No. 546/2004 is hereby allowed.

Judgment, page 19

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Family Law – Christian Law – Adoption – Shar e of adopted child in the pr operty – One ‘JDA ’, died intestate leaving behind his wife (defendant no.1), two sons and two daughters, namely , the appellant-defendant no.2, ‘TKJ’ and ‘V’ (defendant no.3) & late ‘M’, the adopted childr en – After ‘TKJ’ died, her husband and two children (plaintiffs) instituted suit for par tition of the suit pr operty belonging to ‘JDA ’, on the gr ound that ‘TKJ’ had 1/4 th share therein – ‘M’ died, his widow and daughter wer e br ought on r ecord as defendant nos.4 & 5 – Suit dismissed – Appeals filed by the

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