Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 583 · Decided 26 April 1996
SMT. Parayankandiyal Era Vath Kanapravan Kalliani Amma and ORS. v. K. Devi and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 583 · [1996] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5473/1995
- Decided
- 26 April 1996
- Bench
- KULDIP SINGH, S. SAGHIR AHMAD (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
Hindu law: Hi11du Maniage Act, 1955: Section 16. Void maniage-Otildren--Legitimacy of-Second marriage-Co11tract of--Duri11g subsistence of first marriage-Prior to commencement of Act-Void under S. 5 of Madras Marumakkattayam Act, 1932 then in force-Held : Children bom of void second ma77iage parents by operatio11 of amended S. 16. D Section 16--Amendment-Legitimacy-Nature of-Pre-amended S. 16--Classified illegitimate children into two groups-Those bom of void maniages contracted before Act-And those bon1 of void nzarriages con­ tracted after Act came into force-Held: Section 16
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