Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 295 · Decided 4 March 2008
Salekh Chand (Dead) BY LRS. v. Satya Gupta and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 295 · [2008] 3 S.C.R. 833
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1380/2002
- Decided
- 4 March 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, P. SATHASIVAM (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
833 ... '\ SALEKH CHAND (DEAD) BY LRS. A ~ v. SATYA GUPTA AND ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 1380 of 2002) MARCH 4, 2008 B (DR. ARIJIT PASAYAT AND P. SATHASIVAM, JJ.) ,,~ ·\ Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956/Hindu Law; Article 3(1) and (2): Adoption of sister's son by a Hindu- Validity of- in the suit property to appellants - Trial Court held the adoption as invalid D - Reversed by first appellate Court - High Court held that .. ; prevalent customs did not allow adoption of sister's son - Correctness of - Held: Correct - Since adoption in question took place prior to enactrrent
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