Hindu Succession Act not applies to private property of ruler by virtue of Section 5(ii)

Smt. Krishana Kumari Devi Vs Harihar Chandra Bhanjdeo (Chhattisgarh High Court) It is, indisputably and fairly well settled that private was to remain with him under the covenant/agreement executed with the GOI and the said property has to pass on from one Ruler to another in terms of Article 5 of the agreement. It would pass on to the next Ruler under the principle of Lineal Male Primogeniture and the private properties would not be treated as the joint family property or HUF property of the Ruler. It is also settled that by virtue of Section 5(ii) of the Act, 1956, the provisions of the said...