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Illegitimate Child will have right to whatever becomes the property of their parents whether self acquired or ancestral
Case Law Details
- Case Name
- Revanasiddappa & Another Vs Mallikarjun & Others (Supreme Court of India)
- Courts
- Supreme Court of India
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Court -Supreme Court of India
Brief –Section 16(3) of the Hindu Marriage Act as amended, does not impose any restriction on the property right of Illegitimate Child except limiting it to the property of their parents. Therefore, such children will have a right to whatever becomes the property of their parents whether self acquired or ancestral.
Citation – REVANASIDDAPPA & ANOTHER VERSUS MALLIKARJUN & OTHERS
Judgement
Ganguly, J.-
1. Leave granted.
2. The first defendant had two wives- the third plaintiff (the first wife) and the fourth defendant (the s...






