SMT. PARAYANKANDIYAL ERAVATHKANAPRAVAN KALLIANI AMMA & ORS vs K. DEVI & ORS.

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of inheritance rights under Hindu law, specifically regarding the validity of a second marriage while the first wife is alive. The Court held that the second marriage of P.K.K. Raman Nair was invalid under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, and therefore, the children from the second marriage (appellants) were not legal heirs entitled to inherit his properties. The appeals were dismissed, affirming the High Court's decision that the appellants had no claim to the inheritance.