G.Sekar vs Geetha & Ors

The Supreme Court addressed the implications of the omission of Section 23 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, by the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, in the context of a partition suit involving the estate of Govinda Singh. The Court held that the absence of Section 23 does not bar the maintainability of a partition suit filed by the daughters, despite the appellant's claim of absolute vesting of property through a disputed Will dated 29.11.1995. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision to partition the property into eight equal shares, granting two shares to the plaintiffs.