Supreme Court · 1993 INSC 268 · Decided 17 August 1993
His Highness Maharaja Pratap Singh v. Her Highness Maharani Sarojini Devi and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1993 INSC 268 · [1993] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 607
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5857/1983
- Decided
- 17 August 1993
- Bench
- KULDIP SINGH, S. MOHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 372; Hindu Succession Act Section 5(ii); Succession Act Section 5(ii)
Headnote
B Hindu Law: Hindu Succession Act 1956. Section 5(ii):- Succession to estate a/Indian Ruler-Held, mle of primogeniture ap­ plicabl&-Said mle applies not only to the Rulership (Gaddi), but also other C property-Only exception is property held by a Ruler in capacity other than Law-lmpartibility of Estat&-Rule of Primogenitur&-To be established by custom-In the case of the Sovereign Ruler, these are presumed D to exist-Held, mle of primogeniture continued even after 1947-48--Under Article 372, the Law of Succession relating to primogeniture continues until
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