Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 380 · Decided 8 August 2003
V. Dandapani Chettiar v. Balasubramanian Chettiar (Dead) BY LRS and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 380 · [2003] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 371
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6626/1995
- Decided
- 8 August 2003
- Bench
- M.B. SHAH, AR. LAKSHMANAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Hindu Succession Act Section 15(2)(a), 15(1), 15(2); Succession Act Section 15(2)(a), 15(1)
Headnote
B Hindu Succession Act, 1956-Sections 15(2) (a) & 15(1)-Female Hindu, who had acquired suit property from her mother side by virtue of a compromise decree, died intestate and issueiess-Rightful heir to the suit property-Held; C Would be heirs of her father and not heirs of her husband. 'R', a of a compromise decree passed in a suit. On 'R' dying issueless and intestate, a suit was filed in the Court of Subordinate Judge for declaration tliat in accordance with Section 15(2) of the Hindu D Succession Act, 1956 the said properties devolved upon the heirs of R's father, i.e. appellant
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