Supreme Court · 1978 INSC 93 · Decided 27 April 1978
Gurupad Khandappa Magdum v. Hirabai Khandappa Magdum and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1978 INSC 93 · [1978] 3 S.C.R. 761
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1828/1975
- Decided
- 27 April 1978
- Bench
- Y.V. CHANDRACHUD, P.N. SHINGAL, V.D. TULZAPURKAR (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Hindu Succession Act Section 6, 8, 9, 10; Succession Act
Headnote
Hindu Succession Act (Act 30 of 1956), Section 6 Explanation 1-Inter­ pretation of-Widow's share mus1 be ascertained by adding the share to which she is entitled at a notional portion during her husb'and's life time and the share she would get in her husband's interest upon his death. his widow Hirabai, two sons Gurupad and Shivapad and three daughters. On November, 6, 1952 Hirabai filed special civil suit No. 26/53 for partition and separate possession of a 7 /24 share in two houses, a. land, two shops and mov- ables on the basis that these properties belonged to the joint
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