Supreme Court · 1961 INSC 264 · Decided 13 September 1961
Goswami Shree Vallabhalalji v. Goswamini Shree Mahalaxmi Bahuji Maharaj
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1961 INSC 264 · [1962] 3 S.C.R. 641
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 143/1956
- Decided
- 13 September 1961
- Bench
- K.N. WANCHOO, K.C. DAS GUPTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
.. R. $t11'RE~ oou:RIJ.I R:li1PORTS GOSWAMI SHREE VALLABHALALJI 'I/, GOSWAMINI SHREE MAHALAX.MI BAHU.JI MAHARAJ (K. N. WANCHOO and K. C. DAS GUPTA, JJ.) 641 Adoption-Goda Dattak Oustoms-W idow'• sialtr'• huaband-If can be adopted a• aon. The first respondent on the death of her her sister's husband as a son under the Goda Dattak Custom of adoption which prevailed amongst the Vallabhacharya com­ munity. The appellant who was the own brother of the decea· sed adoptive father contended inter alia that under the Goda Dattak custom a widow could not adopt her
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