Supreme Court · 1998 INSC 150 · Decided 23 March 1998
A.G. Varadarajulu and ANR. v. State of Tamil Nadu and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1998 INSC 150 · [1998] 2 S.C.R. 390
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1714/1998
- Decided
- 23 March 1998
- Bench
- K. VENKATASWAMI, M. JAGANNADHA RAO (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Hindu Marriage Act; Hindu Succession Act; Succession Act
Headnote
Tamil Nadu Land Reforms Fixation of Ceiling on Land Act, 1961 as stood after Amending Act 17170 which came in to force on 15.2.1970 and before Amending Act, 37172. Section 21 A rlw Section 3 (42) : Non obstante clause-Whether intended lo override anything in section 3 (42)-Held, No-The subject mailer of section 3 (42). D Section 3 (42) : 'Slridhana land'-lnterpretation of-It is not permissible lo introduce principles relating to maintenance of a wife or mother into interpretation of the word. Section 3 (19) rill' 3 (42): 'Holding'-Whether, mere existence of right E to maintenance
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