Supreme Court · 1973 INSC 26 · Decided 8 February 1973
Kaliamma v. Janardhanan Pillai & Ors
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1973 INSC 26 · [1973] 3 S.C.R. 503
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1251/1967
- Decided
- 8 February 1973
- Bench
- C.A. VAIDYIALINGAM, I.D. DUA, A. ALAGIRISWAMI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act Section 57(I)
Headnote
F G H KALIAMMA v. JANARDHANAN PILLAI & ORS .. February 8, 1973 [A. ALAGIRISWAMI, I. D. DUA AND C. A. VAIDIALINGAM, JJ.J Hindu Law-Special custom-Proof of-Reliance on pr(or decisions. when permissible. The appellant was the daughter of a member of the Krisbna~wakll. Community by one of bis two Patnibha­ g"111. The special kind of Patiiibhagam pleaded by the appellant was tllat even a daughter was entiUed to a share. On her behalf, reliance was placed on certain earlier decisions regarding the prevalence of Ibo CUl!olll! in !he community. The trial court dismissed the suit, but
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