Supreme Court of India · 2002-01-23
MAULESHWAR MANI vs JAGDISH PRASAD .
- Citation / case number
- SC 1982/63067
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- MAULESHWAR MANI
- Respondent
- JAGDISH PRASAD .
- Author
- ASHOK BHAN V..N. KHARE
- Bench
- ASHOK BHAN V..N. KHARE
Judgment text excerpt
The case involves a dispute over the inheritance and subsequent sale of properties originally owned by Jamuna Prasad, who left a Will bequeathing property to his second wife and then to his daughters' sons. The core issue pertains to the validity of the transfers made by the grandsons and daughters to third-party purchasers after the death of the testatrix. The court examines the application of the Hindu Succession Act in conjunction with the testamentary dispositions made by the deceased.