Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 503 · Decided 15 April 2009
G. Sekar v. Geetha & Ors
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 503 · [2009] 5 S.C.R. 1005
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2535/2009
- Decided
- 15 April 2009
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution; Hindu Succession Act Section 23; Succession Act Section 23
Headnote
HINDU SUCCESSION ACT - Section 23 - Special provision relating to dwelling houses - Omission of by Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 - Effect of - Constitution c of India, Article 136. Will - Proof of - Concuffent finding that it was validly proved - No reason to differ with the same. D Report of the Law Commission may be looked into for the purpose of construction of a statute - But the same would not prevail over a clear and unambiguous provision. E In this appeal, the qt1estion involved was as to the effect of the amendment made to Hindu Succession Act, 1956 by the
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