Supreme Court · 1983 INSC 59 · Decided 5 May 1983
SMT. Dipo v. Wassan Singh & Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1983 INSC 59 · [1983] 3 S.C.R. 20
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1938/1970
- Decided
- 5 May 1983
- Bench
- D.A. DESAI, O. CHINNAPPA REDDY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
D E 20 SMT. DIPO v. WASSAN SINGH & OTHERS May 5, !983 (D. A .. DESAI AND 0. CHINNAPPA, REDDY J}.] _ Hindu Law-Property inherited fro1n paternal ancestors is 'ancestral pro, perty' ouly tis regards as male issue of propositus-As regards other relations it is his abso/UJe property. :Rules brother Bua Singh claiming to be his nearest heir The suit was contested by the sons of Bua Singh's paternal uncle. JVIost of the suit properties were ancestral, while only a few of them were non-ancestral. Pro· ceeding on the basis that according to t11e custom, the sister was .exc1uded
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