Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 41 · Decided 12 January 2016
L. Gowramma (D) BY LR. v. Sunanda (D) BY LRS. & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 41 · [2016] 1 S.C.R. 256
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 174/2016
- Decided
- 12 January 2016
- Bench
- KURIAN JOSEPH, R.F. NARIMAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
Hindu Law Women's Rights Act, 1933 (Mysore Act No. X of 1933) - ss. 4, JO and 8 - Succession to Hindu male dying intestate - On facts, constitution of joint Hindu family between two brothers and wife of elder brother - Elder brother karta of the family - C Partition of joint family property of younger brother leaving behind his widow and three daughters - Execution of Will by widow-defendant no. 1 bequeathing her share in joint property in favour of only one of her daughters - Suit by other daughter against her mother-defendant no. 1, her sisters and D a purchaser who bought some
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