VENKATARAJA vs VIDYANE DOURERADJAPERUMAL(D)THR.LRS

The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of the appellant's suit regarding the inheritance of property originally donated under a deed dated 13.12.1896, which stipulated that the donees would only have a life estate and that the property would devolve upon their male legal heirs after their death. The Court emphasized that the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, applicable post-1963, did not alter the terms of the original donation deed. The Court confirmed that the appellant was not entitled to the property as the sole male reversioner was Ramaraja, the cousin of the deceased donee, and thus the suit was not maintainable under the prevailing legal framework.