Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 680 · Decided 29 September 2006
Sheela Devi and ORS. v. Lal Chand and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 680 · [2006] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 874
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4326/2006
- Decided
- 29 September 2006
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, DALVEER BHANDARI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Hindu Succession Act Section 6, 8; Succession Act Section 6, 8
Headnote
Hindu Law: C Hindu Succession Act, 1956; Ss. 6 and 8: Intestate succession-Property in dispute owned by a person belonging to Mitakshara coparcenary-The owner died after 1956 Act came into force leaving behind two sons and three daughters-In terms of Revenue records, each child was entitled to dismissed by first appellate Court-Second appeal dismissed by the High Court-On appeal, Held: In terms of Section 6 of the Act, if a person died leaving behind surviving female members specified in Class I of the Schedule his interest in Mitakshra Coparcenary property shall devolve upon heirs by
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