Supreme Court of India · 1954-04-02
GOPAL SINGH AND OTHERS vs UJAGAR SINGH AND OTHERS.
- Citation / case number
- SC 1952/22
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- GOPAL SINGH AND OTHERS
- Respondent
- UJAGAR SINGH AND OTHERS.
- Bench
- BOSE, VIVIAN
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that under customary law applicable to agricultural Jats of Village Ralla, the daughter’s sons inherit non-ancestral property to the exclusion of collaterals. The Court ruled that a gift made by a daughter to her sons constitutes an acceleration of succession. Furthermore, the omission of a small portion of property from the gift due to oversight does not invalidate the surrender, provided it is bona fide. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the lower court's decision.