Supreme Court of India

Sachidhanandam Since Dead through His Lrs. v. E. Vanaja and Ors.

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Reported as [2023] 14 S.C.R. 240
Bench B. R. Gavai, Hima Kohli and Prashant Kumar Mishra JJ.
Decided 6 November 2023

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What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons, we allow Civil Appeal No. 3667 of 2018 in part.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Issue for consideration: Whether under the provisions of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the widow of the pre-deceased son has the fi rst right or entitlement to receive any share in the share of her mother-in-law. Hindu Succession Act, 1956 – ss. 15 (1)(a) and 16 – Rules of succession in the case of female Hindus – Order of succe ssion and manner of distribution among heirs of a female Hindu – First right of widow of the pre-deceased son to receive any share in the share of her mother-in-law: Held: combined reading of s. 15(1)(a) and s. 16 would make it manifest that the property of a female

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