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Danamma @ Suman Surpur & Anr. v. Amar and Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We hold that the rights under the amendment are applicable to living daughters of living coparceners as on 9-9- 2005 irrespective of when such daughters are born.
Judgment, page 17
From the headnote
Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 – s.6 – Applicability of – One ‘GS’ died in 2001 leaving behind his widow, two daughters (appellants) and two sons, including ‘AK’ – Suit for partition filed by respondent no.1 (son of ‘AK’ ), decreed by Trial Court holding that appellants were not entitled to any share as they were born prior to the enactment of the 1956 Act – Appeal filed by appellants, dismissed by High Court – Review Petition there against, also dismissed – Held: Section 6, as amended, stipulates that on and from the commencement of the Amendment Act, 2005, the daughter of a…
Authorities it was built on
- 1985 S. Sundaram Pillai, Etc. v. V.R. Pattabiraman Etc.
- 1969 State Bank of India v. Ghamandi Ram (dead) through Shri Gurbax Rai
- 2015 Prakash & Ors. v. Phulavati & Ors.
- 2011 Ganduri Koteshwaramma & Anr. v. Chakiri Yanadi & Anr.
- 1996 S.K. Sattar Sk. Mohd. Choudhari v. Gundappa Amabadar Bukate
- 2006 Anar Devi and Ors. v. Parmeshwari Devi and Ors.
Where later benches applied it
- 2023 Prasanta Kumar Sahoo & Ors. v. Charulata Sahu & Ors.
- 2023 Government of Nct of Delhi v. Ravinder Kumar Jain & Ors.
- 2018 Mangammal @ Thulasi and Anr. v. T.B. Raju and Ors.
- 2020 Vineeta Sharma v. Rakesh Sharma & Ors.
Of those, 1 referred to · 2 mentioned · 1 partly overruled
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