Supreme Court of India

State of Maharashtra v. Narayanrao Shamrao Deshmukh.

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Decided 19 March 1985

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What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons the appeal is accordingly allowed.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

Sham Rao Bhagwant Rao Deshmukh, his son Narayan Rao Sham Rao Deshmukh, his wife Sulochanabai and his mother Gangabai alias Taibai were members of a joint Hindu Family governed by the Mitakshara School of Law. The said family owned extensive property which included agricultural lands situated in fourteen villages. Sham Rao died on June 15, 1957 after the coming into force of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, and on his death his interest in the coparcenary property devolved on his son, wife and mother in equal shares under Section 6 of the Ceiling Act, such interest being the share that would…

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