Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 823 · Decided 5 August 1996
Sri Chowdegowda @ Dorji (Dead) BY LRS. and ORS. v. C. Negaraju and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 823 · [1996] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 287
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 10696/1996
- Decided
- 5 August 1996
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, G.B. PATTANAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
B Hindu Law: Maniag,,.....Presumption-'A' and 'B' lived together as husband and wife and tile appellant was bom from the wed-lock-Held, presumption of valid C maniage and as to appellant having been bom legitimately out of the said maniage could be drawn. Suit for pmtition-Appellant claiming his first wif<t-Held, evidence indicates that deceased described tile appellant to be tile son bom to his first wif<t-Though D there is controversy as regards the factzau of custo111a1y 111arriage stated to have taken place in 1920, but in view of tile facts that mother of appellant and tile
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