Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 771 · Decided 23 July 1996
Kappuswamy v. The Authorised Officer and Assistant Commisioner (Land Reforms)
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 771 · [1996] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 837
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 10310/1995
- Decided
- 23 July 1996
- Bench
- J.S. VERMA, K. VENKATASWAMI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution; Hindu Succession Act Section 14(2); Succession Act
Headnote
v. THE AUTHORISED OFFICER AND ASSISTANT COMMISIONER (LAND REFORMS) JULY 23, 1996 IJ.S. VERMA AND K. VENKATASWAMI, JJ.J Hindu Succession Act, 1956 : A B S.14( 1)-Will-Creating life interest in favour of two wives of deceased C testatm-Stipulating that if any one pre-deceased, the swviving would Olvners-On the death of one of the111, her share would go to her children-Tamil Nadu Land Refonns (Reduction of ceiling 011 Land) Act, 1970 : s.3(33). D 'G', the maternal grandfather of the appellant died in 1949 leaving behind a registered will dated 16.12.1948 to the effect that the
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