Supreme Court of India

Kasabai Tukaram Karvar & Ors. v. Nivruti (dead) through Legal Heirs & Ors

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Reported as [2022] 5 S.C.R. 899
Bench K. M. Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy JJ.
Decided 20 July 2022

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid discussion, the appellants have not made out a case for any interference.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Hindu Succession Act, 1956 – Succession prior to the Ac t – Share of daughter vis-à-vis adopted son, if any – Doctrine of relation back – Applicability of – Father of the first appellant- plaintiff (since deceased) died in 1948 – She was born soon thereafter – Her moth er adopted a son (first defendant) in 1949 – Suit filed by the p laintiff seeking partition of the plaint schedule properties w as eventually dismissed by High Court reversing the concurrent fi ndings of the Trial Court and First Appellate Court – On appeal, held: In the present case, admittedly the succession opened up prior t

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