Supreme Court · 1970 INSC 65 · Decided 17 March 1970
Perumal Nadar (Dead) BY L.RS. v. Ponnuswami
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1970 INSC 65 · [1971] 1 S.C.R. 49
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 354/1967
- Decided
- 17 March 1970
- Bench
- J.C. SHAH, K.S. HEGDE, A.N. GROVER (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act; Constitution
Headnote
49 Hindu Law-Marriage between Hindu and former Christiarr-Proof of conversion to Hinduism-No formal purification ceremony necessary LBona fide intention accompanied by unequivocal conduct sufficient. Madras Hindu (Bigamy Prevention and Divorce) Act 6 of 1949- Act applicable anly to those domiciled as to legitimacy of child. · One Perumal Nadar, a Hindu, married Annapazham, daughter of an Indian Christian, on November 29, 1950 at Kannimadam in the State of Travancore-Cochin according to Hindu ·rites. Of the two children born of the marriage one died. The younger
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