Supreme Court of India

Chiranjilal Srilal Goenka (dead) by Lrs. v. Jasjit Singh and Ors.

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Bench M. Jagannadha Rao and M.B. Shah JJ.

Decided 1 December 2000

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the award dated 16th June, 2000 G passed by the arbitrator holding that the will executed by Chiranjilal is inoperative and requires to be set aside and we so do.

Judgment, page 12

From the headnote

Hindu Law: Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956- Sedions 12 and 13 · Right of disposal of property by the adoptive father by will- 'Agreement to the contrary '-Meaning of -Letter written by father of the adopted child to the adoptive father- Letter making adoptive son sole inheritor of property. Adoptive father and mother given absolute right during their lifetime- Held, it is not an agreement to the contrary. Registration Act, 1908-Section 17 Compulsory registration - Adoption of child-Agreement restraining the adoptive father from disposing of the property by will-Held, agreement is…

Authorities it was built on

1993 State of West Bengal and Ors. Etc. Etc. v. Aghore Nath Dey and Ors. Etc. Etc. cited by 33
1998 Sri Tarsem Singh v. Sri Sukhminder Singh cited by 3
1989 Dinaji and Ors. v. Daddi and Ors. cited by 1

Where later benches applied it

2026 S. Leorex Sebastian v. Sarojini mentioned
2025 Torrent Power Limited v. U.P. Electricity Regulatory Commission & Ors mentioned
2024 Nara Chandrababu Naidu v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Anr. mentioned
2021 Ravinder Nath Agarwal v. Yogender Nath Agarwal & Ors. mentioned
2020 Shamita Singha v. Rashmi Ahluwalia mentioned
2020 Kavita Kanwar v. Mrs. Pamela Mehta & Ors. mentioned
2018 Pasupati Nath Das(dead) Thr. Lrs. v. Chanchal Kumar Das(d) Thr. Lrs and Ors. mentioned

Of those, 7 mentioned

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