Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 177 · Decided 20 March 2013
Shivdev Kaur (D) BY LRS. & ORS. v. R.S. Grewal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 177 · [2013] 5 S.C.R. 267
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5063/2005
- Decided
- 20 March 2013
- Bench
- B.S. CHAUHAN, F.M. IBRAHIM KALIFULLA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC; CPC; Hindu Succession Act Section 14(2), 14; Succession Act Section 14(2)
Headnote
A B Hindu Succession Act, 1956 - s.14(2) - 'Life interest' created in favour of a Hindu female - Under a 'Will' executed C prior to commencement of the Act - Held: After commencement of the Act, the 'life interest' would not stand converted to 'absolute title'. Words and Phrases - 0 of, in the context of Succession. The question for consideration in the instant appeals was whether a 'life interest' created in favour of a Hindu female through a 'Will' prior to commencement of Hindu Succes.sion Act, 1956, would stand converted into E 'absolute right' on commencement of the
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