Revanasiddappa & Anr vs Mallikarjun & Ors

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of partition rights among children born from a void marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1956. It held that children from a void marriage are considered coparceners and entitled to a share in ancestral properties, thus affirming the Karnataka High Court's ruling that all children, legitimate and illegitimate, have equal rights in joint family properties. The Court upheld the decision of the Appellate Court, which granted equal shares to all parties involved, including the plaintiffs and defendants, in the ancestral properties.