Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 151 · Decided 30 January 1996
C. Masilamani Mudaliar and ORS. v. The Idol of Sri Swaminathaswami Swaminathaswami Thirukoil and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 151 · [1996] 1 S.C.R. 1068
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4125/1996
- Decided
- 30 January 1996
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, S. SAGHIR AHMAD, G.B. PATTANAIK (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Hindu Succession Act Section 14; Succession Act Section 14
Headnote
Hindu Succession Act, 1956 : Sections 14( 1) & (2)-Party obtained under a will limited estate known as widow's estate prior to the Act coming into force----Property given under the will in lieu of pre-existing right to maintenance under the Sasuic law-Hence the right blossomed into under S. 14(1). D Tulasamma v. V. Sesha Reddi, [1977] 3 SCR 261; 17wta Sesharatham- ma v. 17wta Manikyamma, [1991] 3 SCR 717= [1991] 4 SCC 312; Mangat Mal v. Punni Devi, [1995] 6 SCC 88; Gumpha v. Jaibai, [1994] 2 SCC 511; Seth Bad1i Prasad v. Srimati Kanse Devi, [1969] 2 SCC 586; Mangat Singh
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