Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 266 · Decided 7 May 2002
Luis Caetano Viegas v. Estrelina Mariana R.M.A. Da Costa and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 266 · [2002] 3 S.C.R. 849
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3476/2001
- Decided
- 7 May 2002
- Bench
- S. RAJENDRA BABU, RUMA PAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
B Christian law-Baptism-legitimization-Proof-Birth certificate indicating that baptism record was checked before god parents-Trial Court upheld legitimization relying on baptism certificate-Appellate court rejected C baptism certificate as it did not indicate presence of god parents and birth certificate not liable to be discarded and can be held to be made before godparents in view of birth certificate. In the course of inventory proceedings filed by appellant for partition of D inheritance of his grandmother (mother's mother), question arose as to whether mother of appellant was
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