In which case did the Supreme Court reject a woman's claim through her husband to her father-in-law's…
In Vellikannu v. R. Singaperumal, the Court treated the murderer as predeceased for succession and rejected the appellant's derivative claim through him. The decision…
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In which case did the Supreme Court reject a woman's claim through her husband to her father-in-law's estate after her husband murdered his father?
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Correct answer A
In Vellikannu v. R. Singaperumal, the Court treated the murderer as predeceased for succession and rejected the appellant's derivative claim through him. The decision applied sections 25 and 27 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 to those facts.
Option feedback
Option A
Vellikannu applied the murder disqualification and rejected the claim through the disqualified son.
Option B
Narasimha Murthy concerned partition of a dwelling house under former section 23.
Option C
Gurupad concerned calculation of a widow's share under the notional partition rule then in force.
Option D
Shyama Devi concerned calculation of heirs' shares under the former section 6 framework.
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