M.YOGENDRA vs LEELAMMA N. .

The Supreme Court interpreted Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, in the context of a partition suit involving the heirs of K Doddananjundaiah. The Court upheld the lower courts' findings that Yashodamma was validly married to K Doddananjundaiah, thus establishing that Dinesh, born after the Act's enactment, was a coparcener entitled to a share in the joint family property. The Court affirmed the High Court's decision, dismissing the appellants' claims regarding Dinesh's inheritance rights under Section 8 of the Act.