Venkataraja & Ors vs Vidyane ...

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision that the suit filed by the appellant was not maintainable, as the property in question was subject to a donation deed dated 13.12.1896, which granted only a life estate to the donees and restricted inheritance to male legal heirs. The Court clarified that upon the death of the last male heir, the property could only devolve to the male reversioner, Ramaraja, and not to the appellant. The judgment emphasized the binding nature of the donation deed under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, and affirmed the dismissal of the appellant's suit.