SUNDARI AND ORS. vs LAXMI AND ORS.

The Supreme Court examined the application of the Madras Aliyasantana Act, 1949 and the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 in the context of property devolution among 'Nissanthathi Kavarus'. It held that upon the death of a member of a 'Nissanthathi Kavaru', their undivided interest in the property devolves according to the rules of intestate succession under Section 7(2) of the Hindu Succession Act. The Court dismissed the appeal, affirming the High Court's decision that the property should be divided as per the intestate succession rules of the Hindu Succession Act.