Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 458 · Decided 25 September 2001
The Brahma Vart Sanatan v. Kanhyalal Bagla and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 458 · [2001] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 311
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 916/1984
- Decided
- 25 September 2001
- Bench
- M.B. SHAH, R.P. SETHI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Hindu Succession Act Section 14; Succession Act Section 14
Headnote
Hindu Law: Hindu Succession Act, 1956-Section 14-Property o.f female Hindu to be her absolute property-Will executed by testator in favour of his w(fe­ lntention of testator and specific words used in the Will makes it clear that absolute right of ownership o.f his properties bequeathed to his and declaration that Will executed by his mother is null and void- Trial Court held that the mother had only life estate under the Will and son will A B c have no right to obtain possession of the estate of the mother during her l{fe D time-High Court confirmed the order-On appeal, held even
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