VELLIKANNU vs R. SINGAPERUMAL

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the lower courts that the first defendant, having murdered his father, is disqualified from inheriting the estate under Section 25 and Section 27 of the Hindu Succession Act. The Court affirmed that the plaintiff, as the widow of the first defendant, is entitled to inherit the properties left by Ramasami Konar, as the first defendant must be deemed to have predeceased his father. The ruling confirmed the plaintiff's right to a half share in the estate, treating the first defendant as non-existent for inheritance purposes.