Supreme Court · 1991 INSC 266 · Decided 22 October 1991
G. Narayanappa and Another v. Government of Andhra Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1991 INSC 266 · [1991] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 514
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3850/1991
- Decided
- 22 October 1991
- Bench
- M.H. KANIA, N.M. KASLIWAL, M. FATHIMA BEEVI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Hindu Law-II/atom adoption-Existence in the Reddi caste in Andhra-Creature of custom--Judicial recognition of C Hindu Law-l/laton~ adoption-II/atom son-in-law when. entitled to a share in father-in··law's property-lllatom son-in-law and natural son/adopted son-Distinction. Andhra intention-1/latom son-ill-law not be D regarded as a major son-Reasons indicated. E The appellants, who belonged to the Reddi caste in an area of Andhra Pradesh, which originally formed part of the Madras.Presidency filed their respective declarations under Section 8 of the Andhra Pradesh
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