Supreme Court of India · 2008-02-19
N. SRIHARI (D) TH. LRS. vs N. PRAKASH .
- Citation / case number
- SC 2005/16185
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- N. SRIHARI (D) TH. LRS.
- Respondent
- N. PRAKASH .
- Author
- P. SATHASIVAM ARIJIT PASAYAT
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM DR. ARIJIT PASAYAT
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the appeals arising from O.S. No. 9 of 1993 concerning the inheritance rights of the descendants of N. Saya Goud under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. The Court held that the genealogical table presented was crucial for determining the rightful heirs and their claims to the property. The judgment emphasized the application of Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, affirming the rights of daughters to inherit equally with sons, thereby reinforcing gender equality in inheritance laws.