Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 175 · Decided 26 March 2001
SMT. Vijayalakashmamma and ANR. v. B.T. Shankar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 175 · [2001] 2 S.C.R. 769
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5473/1998
- Decided
- 26 March 2001
- Bench
- D.P. MOHAPATRA, DORAISWAMY RAJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Hindu Law: Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956-Sections 7, 8, 12 and 14-Adoption-By widow-Consent of co-widow-Necessity of-Plea that stipu­ lation provided under Section 7 to be read into Section 8---Held, consent not required-Since omission to provide necessity to seek consent of conferred upon the female Hindu-Reading of the stipula­ tions provided under Section 7, into Section 8 would amount to legislation by Courts, which is impermissible. Respondent-plaintiff filed a suit against the appellants, for declara· tion that he was the only son of 'A' and for
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