Supreme Court · 1971 INSC 157 · Decided 7 May 1971
Kochan Kani Kunjuraman Kani v. Mathevan Kani Sankaran Kani
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1971 INSC 157 · [1971] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 786
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 924/1966
- Decided
- 7 May 1971
- Bench
- K.S. HEGDE, A.N. GROVER (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
E F G H KOCHAN KANI KUNJURAMAN KANI v. MATHEVAN KA.llill SANKARAN KANI May 7, 1971 [K. S. HEGDE .WO A. N. GROVER, JJ.J Custom-Plea of tribal custom-Whether family custom can be p1'oved. Kanikkars-Whether gov~rned by·Marumakkathayam law or ."dakka­ thayees. The appellant who was suits claim· ing to be the legal heir of the last male holder on the basis that bis brother belonged to the Kanikkar tribe governed by the customary Marumakkatha­ yam law. The appellant contended that his father was a Makkathayee. The appellant also filed a suit for eviction of his
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