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Supreme Court of India · 2014-11-12

John Kennedy & Anr vs Ranjana & Ors

Citation / case number
AIRONLINE 2014 SC 165
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
John Kennedy & Anr
Respondent
Ranjana & Ors
Bench
J. Chelameswar, Pinaki Chandra Ghose

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court addressed a special leave petition concerning a partition suit under Section partition of the Hindu Succession Act, where the plaintiff claimed ancestral rights over property originally belonging to her grandfather, who died intestate. The Court emphasized that the plaintiff, as a coparcener in a Hindu Undivided Family, has a right to challenge alleged collusive transactions regarding the sale of property by the defendants. The Court upheld the High Court's order, affirming the need for proper legal proceedings to determine the validity of the sales and the rights of the parties involved.

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