Arunachala Gounder (Dead) by LRs v. Ponnusamy

Citation(2022) 11 SCC 520
Bench2-judge
Date of Decision20 January 2022
CategoryHUF Partition
Statutes Cited["Hindu Succession Act 1956 - Sections 14, 15","Hindu Womens Rights to Property Act 1937"]

Ratio Decidendi

Self-acquired property of Hindu male dying intestate devolves by inheritance, not survivorship. Daughters entitled to inherit father's self-acquired property even under pre-1956 customary Hindu law.

Headnotes

["Self-acquired property devolves by inheritance not survivorship","Daughter entitled to inherit even pre-1956","Coparcenary (survivorship) vs self-acquired (inheritance) clarified","Section 14 and 15 HSA applied","Customary law recognized daughters inheritance rights"]

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