Supreme Court of India · 2014-07-10
Easwari vs Parvathi & Ors
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2014 SUPREME COURT 2912
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Easwari
- Respondent
- Parvathi & Ors
- Author
- Pinaki Chandra Ghose
- Bench
- Pinaki Chandra Ghose, Chandramauli Kr. Prasad
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision confirming the Trial Court's decree regarding the 'B' schedule property, which was purchased by Muniammal, while addressing the dispute over the 'A' schedule property. The Court found that the first defendant, claiming to be the second wife of the deceased Ponnangatti Gounder, failed to establish her entitlement to the 'A' schedule property. The judgment emphasized the importance of legal marriage and succession rights under property law, ultimately affirming the plaintiffs' rights to both properties as per the evidence presented.