by The Legal Blog | Nov 5, 2011 | Family Law, Guest Article, Legal Concepts, Succession
Guest Post : ‘A Fit Case for Review’ by R.Ramachandran R. Ramachandran critically examines the latest Supreme Court judgment in Ganduri Koteshwaramma and Anr. v Chakiri Yanadi & Anr. by Justice R.M. Lodha. We have covered a post on the...
by The Legal Blog | Oct 20, 2011 | Family Law, Legal Concepts, Succession
Justice R.M. Lodha Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court in Ganduri Koteshwaramma Vs. Chakiri Yanadi has discussed the law relating to intestate succession by Hindu females and the effect of the amendment to the Hindu Succession Act. While dealing with the effect...
by The Legal Blog | Oct 8, 2011 | Family Law, Practice and Procedure, Succession
Justice Hima Kohli Delhi High Court The Delhi High Court in Pratap v. Shiv Shanker has recapitulated the law relating to the devolution of property under S. 8 of the Hindu Succession Act. While following the dicta laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India,...
by The Legal Blog | Oct 5, 2011 | Family Law, Property Law, Succession
Justice A.K. Mathur Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court in Appasaheb Peerappa Chandgade vs Devendra Peerappa Chandgade has ruled on the presumption regarding joint family property under the Hindu law. The Supreme Court after considering various precedents on the...
by The Legal Blog | Apr 3, 2011 | Family Law, Legal Concepts, Succession
Justice Ganguly The Supreme Court in Revanasiddappa & Anr. vs Mallikarjun & Ors. has examined the question whether an illegitimate child is entitled to a share in coparcenary property or his share is only limited to the self-acquired property of his parents...
by The Legal Blog | Feb 20, 2011 | Family Law, Succession, Women and Law
Justice P. Nandrajog Delhi High Court Justice Pradeep Nandrajog of the Delhi High Court, in Smt. Mukesh & Ors. v. Shri Bharat Singh & Ors. had the occasion to examine the question whether the Amending Act of 2005 in the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 would apply...
