Supreme Court · 1970 INSC 50 · Decided 4 March 1970
Punithavalli Ammal v. Ramalingam (Minor) and Anr
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1970 INSC 50 · [1970] 3 S.C.R. 894
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 139/1967
- Decided
- 4 March 1970
- Bench
- J.C. SHAH, K.S. HEGDE, A.N. GROVER (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Hindu Succession Act Section 14(1); Succession Act
Headnote
AMMAL \'. ' RAMALINGAM (MINOR) AND ANR March 4, 1970 [J. e. SHAH, K. s: 'HEGoE '.ANo A. N. GRovER, JJ.J ' Hindu La11·-Wlzet/1er full 011•11ership acquired by widow under s. 14(1) of Hindu Succession :A.ct defeasib/e by adOption 1nade afte1· the enllc:unent, - A Hindu died Subsequent to the enforcement of the Act, she adopted a son and thereafter settled a part of the property on one of the daughters. The_ adopted son challenged the validity of the settlen1ent deed contehdiuj? that the adoption must be deemed to relate back to the death of the 'vidow's husband
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