Content Provider | Supreme Court of India |
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e-ISSN | 30484839 |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | NDLI |
Subject Keyword | 1956: Hindu Succession Act |
Content Type | Text |
Resource Type | Law Judgement |
Jurisdiction | India |
Case Type | Appeal |
Court | Supreme Court of India |
Disposal Nature | Appeal Dismissed |
Headnote | Hindu Succession Act, 1956:Sections 14(1) and (2) - Applicability of-Right of female Hindu to possess any property - In a consent decree, widow allotted property by way of maintenance with limited right over property - Held: Since property was acquired in lieu of right to maintenance, it was by virtue of pre-existing right and such acquisition would not be within ambit of s.14(2) - s.14(1) would apply - Property would become absolute property of such female Hindu.In a suit between the first wife of 'T' and the second wife and her son, a compromise was entered and a consent decree dated 20.7.1964 was passed. The terms of consent decree was that the land to the extent of 6 acres 33 guntas was given to first wife for her maintenance till her death; that the second wife and her son would not interfere and obstruct in the peaceful possession of that portion of land given to first wife; that the first wife would not alienate land which was given for maintenance and after the death of first wife, the land given to her would be reversed to the second wife and her son. The first wife died in 1992.Respondents-plaintiffs who were heirs and legal representatives of the first wife filed a suit claiming the said land on the ground that first wife was the owner thereof in terms of s.14(1) of Hindu Succession Act, 1956. Appellants-defendants contested the suit on the ground that first wife was not the absolute owner of the said property having been allotted to her by reason of the consent decree and that the suit land was allotted to her byway of maintenance which she could keep in possession only during her life time and therefore s.14(2) of the Act and not s.14(1) would apply.The suit was dismissed on the ground that respondents were not the owners and were not in possession of the suit property. First appellate Court allowed the appeal opining that s.14(1) being applicable, the respondents became the owners of the suit property. Second appeal by appellants was dismissed. Hence the present appeal. |
Judge | Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.B. Sinha |
Neutral Citation | 2007 INSC 1168 |
Petitioner | Santhosh And Ors. |
Respondent | Saraswathibai And Anr. |
SCR | [2007] 12 S.C.R. 375 |
Judgement Date | 2007-11-20 |
Case Number | 5321 |
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