Sheela Devi And Ors vs Lal Chand And Anr

The Supreme Court interpreted Sections 6 and 8 of The Hindu Succession Act, 1956, determining that the provisions of the Act apply to the succession that opened upon the death of Babu Ram in 1989, rather than the pre-Act law. The Court held that the property in question was ancestral and governed by the Act, thus affirming the plaintiffs' rights to the property. The High Court's ruling, which applied pre-Act law, was found to be erroneous and was set aside.