Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 115 · Decided 25 February 2003
Ranbir Singh and ORS. v. Kartar Singh and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 115 · [2003] 2 S.C.R. 291
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7122/1997
- Decided
- 25 February 2003
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU, SHIVARAJ V. PATIL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Limitation Act Section 65; Hindu Succession Act; Succession Act
Headnote
B Hindu Law: Limited estate-Widow inherited life estate in the property of her husband-Gifted part of such properties to collaterals of her husband- C Daughter claimed entire property after death of her mother-Trial Court held, widow having no right to alienate such properties, oral gift to time-barred-Correctness of-Held: In view of prevailing custom, provision of the Punjab Limitation (Custom) Act does not apply-The suit/or possession D of immovable property filed soon after the death of widow/the ancesstor and it would be appropriately governed by the provision of Limitation
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