SHIPRA SENGUPTA vs MRIDUL SENGUPTA .

The Supreme Court held that under Section 372 of the Indian Succession Act, 1956, a nomination made prior to marriage does not confer beneficial interest post-marriage, thus the widow, Smt. Shipra Sengupta, is entitled to a share in the deceased's assets alongside his mother, Niharbala Sengupta. The Court affirmed the Trial Court's decision granting a succession certificate to both the widow and mother, emphasizing that both are Class-I heirs under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. The appeal was dismissed, upholding the lower court's ruling on the distribution of assets.