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In the case of John Vallamattom v. Union of India, AIR 2003 SC 2902, the Supreme Court held that…

In John Vallamattom v. Union of India, (2003) 6 SCC 611 (AIR 2003 SC 2902), a three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court struck down Section 118 of the Indian Succession Act,…

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In the case of John Vallamattom v. Union of India, AIR 2003 SC 2902, the Supreme Court held that Section 118 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 is violative of:

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In John Vallamattom v. Union of India, (2003) 6 SCC 611 (AIR 2003 SC 2902), a three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court struck down Section 118 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 as unconstitutional and void for being arbitrary, discriminatory, and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India, as it imposed onerous restrictions on charitable and religious bequests by Indian Christians that did not apply to testators of other communities.

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