Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 497 · Decided 19 September 2003
Jupudi Venkata Vijaya Bhaskar v. Jupudi Kesava Rao (D) and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 497 · [2003] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 948
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 14870/1996
- Decided
- 19 September 2003
- Bench
- Y.K. SABHARWAL, B.N. AGRAWAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956-Sections 17, 4 and 1 O(iv )-Appellant adopted under an ante-adoption agreement by respondent and his wife-Certain properties settled between the appellant and the C niece of the respondents' wife, who was later married to him as per the agreement-Agreement properties of the respondent-Appellant filed a suit challenging the agreement contending that such concession amounted to a payment or reward in consideration of adoption-Trial Court dismissed D the suit-Decision upheld by High Court-On appeal Held, provision enacted with the object to prevent
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