Supreme Court · 2000 INSC 400 · Decided 16 August 2000
Shri Vishin N. Khanchandani and ANR. v. Vidya Lachmandas Khanchandani and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2000 INSC 400 · [2000] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 415
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4538/2000
- Decided
- 16 August 2000
- Bench
- K.T. THOMAS, R.P. SETHI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Succession Act Section 370
Headnote
Government Savings Certificate Act, 1959 : Ss.8(2), 6 and 7-National Savings Certificates-Nominee of-Held, has a right to be paid the .rnm due on such savings certificates after death of holder-But he retains the said amount for benefit o.f persons entitled to it under law o.f succession, subject : Non-obstante clause in a statut<'ry provision-Interpretation of-Ex­ plained. Respondent no. 1, on the death of her husband filed a petition under s.370 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 for grant of succession certificate in respect of debts and securities left by the deceased. The
Judgments are the courts' own published copies, provided for study; they are not certified copies. Source: Indian Supreme Court & High Court Judgments, Dattam Labs (CC-BY-4.0)