SUPREME COURT: PROPERTY RIGHTS OF DAUGHTER PRIOR TO 1956 UNDER SUCCESSION ACT: Daughter's being Class-I heirs of their father too shall also be heirs and entitled to Share in the properties.
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before:- S. Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari, JJ. Civil Appeal No.6659 of 2011. D/d. 20.1.2022. Arunachala Gounder (Dead) by Lrs. - Appellants Versus Ponnusamy and Ors. - Respondents For the Appellants :- Mr. P. V. Yogeswaran, Mr. Ashish Kumar Upadhyay, Mr. Jaiyesh Bakhshi, Mr. Y. Lokesh, Mr. V. Sibi Kargil, Ms. V. Keerthana, Mr. Anubhav Chaturvedi, Advocates. For the Respondents :- Mr. K. K. Mani, Ms. T. Archana, Advocates. Hindu Succession Act, 1956 Sections 14 and 15. Cases Referred :- Bhagat Ram (dead) by LRs. v. Teja Singh (dead) by LRs., (2002) 1 SCC 210. Bhajya v. Gopikabai, [1978] 3 SCR 561. Bhaskar Trimbak Acharya v. Mahadev Ramji. Chotay Lall v. Chunnoo Lall, 1874 SCC OnLine Cal 10. Devidas v. Vithabai, 2008 (5) Mh.L.J. 296. Ghurpatari v. Smt. Sampati, AIR 1976 ALL 195. Gopal Singh v. Ujagar Singh, AIR 1954 SC 579. Katama Natchiar v. Rajah of Shivagunga. Katama Natchiar v. Srimut Rajah Mootoo Vijaya Raganadha Bodha Gooroo Sawmy Periya Odaya Taver...