Supreme Court · 1989 INSC 101 · Decided 28 March 1989
Shakuntalabai & ANR. v. L.V. Kulkarni & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1989 INSC 101 · [1989] 2 S.C.R. 70
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3373/1979
- Decided
- 28 March 1989
- Bench
- G.L. OZA, K.N. SAIKIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act Section 57(1)
Headnote
& ANR. v. L.V. KULKARNI & ANR. MARCH 28, 1989 [G.L. OZA AND K.N. SAIKIA, JJ.) Hindu Law-Udiki form of marriage prevalent among Lin­ gayats-Ancient and unbroken custom of dissolution of marriage­ Whether prevalent-Proof of-Section 57-Customs-Judicially recog­ nised by sons: Veerappa and Gurappa. Verrappa is survived by his son Lingappa. Gurappa, who was in the D service of Railways married Channavva (first wife) on 16.2.28 but since she remained issueless, he remarried in 1955 Chinnavva (second wife). From this marriage two daughters were born viz.
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