Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 84 · Decided 1 February 2018
Danamma @ Suman Surpur & ANR. v. Amar and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 84 · [2018] 2 S.C.R. 553
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 188/2018
- Decided
- 1 February 2018
- Bench
- A.K. SIKRI, ASHOK BHUSHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Hindu Succession Act Section 6; Succession Act
Headnote
Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 - s.6 - Applicability of - One 'GS' died in 2001 leaving behind his widow, two daughters (appellants) and two sons, including 'AK' - Suit for partition filed by respondent no.1 (son of 'AK' ), they were born prior to the enactment of the 1956 Act - Appeal filed by appellants, dismissed by High Court - Review Petition there against, also dismissed - Held: Section 6, as amended, stipulates that on and from the commencement of the Amendment Act, 2005, the daughter of a
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