G. NARAYANAPPA AND ANOTHER vs GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

The Supreme Court held that an illatom son-in-law does not have the same rights as a natural son or adopted son under Section 4A of the Ceiling Act. The court clarified that while an illatom son-in-law may inherit property from his father-in-law, he does not succeed by survivorship and retains rights in his natural family. The court dismissed the appeal, affirming that the intention of the amendment to the Ceiling Act was not to equate an illatom son-in-law with a major son for ceiling area calculations, thereby preventing double benefits.