Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 990 · Decided 31 July 2009
Challamma v. Tilaga & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 990 · [2009] 11 S.C.R. 831
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4961/2009
- Decided
- 31 July 2009
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, CYRIAC JOSEPH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act Section 50, 114; Hindu Marriage Act Section 5; Succession Act Section 372
Headnote
831 > CHALLAMMA A v. TILAGA & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 4961 of 2009). JULY 31, 2009 B is.a. SINHA AND CYRIAC JOSEPH, JJ.) HINDU MARRIAGE ACT, 1955: '-" s. 5 - Marriage - Validity of - HELD: Besides the c evidence brought on record to establish ingredients of a valid marriage, and 114. D j SUCCESSION ACT, 1925: s. 372 - Succession Certificate - Granted on the basis of evidence establishing that the deceased and the applicant had been residing together for a long period and the society E accepted them as husband and wife - HELD: No ,exception can be taken to the
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