Supreme Court judgments on Hindu Succession Act, 1956

20 judgments, latest first, from 2018 to 2026. Listed when the Supreme Court Reports file the judgment's headnote under this Act, as printed at the start of the headnote. Judgments that only mention it in passing are not listed.

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Darubai & Anr. vs Kamalabai & Ors.

SC · 1 June 2026

[2026] 7 S.C.R. 1 : 2026 INSC 613

Whether the defendant could avail the ground of legal necessity as ‘karta’ of the family, and whether the parties to the lis, would succeed to the suit properties as tenants in common or joint tenants, since their rights…

Sri Mahesh vs Sangram & Ors.

SC · 2 January 2025

[2025] 1 S.C.R. 62 : 2025 INSC 14

Issue arose whether by virtue of operation of the provisions of ss. 14(1) and 12(c) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the defendant no.1-adoptive mother would become absolute owner of the property prior to the adoption…

Tirith Kumar & Ors. vs Daduram & Ors.

SC · 19 December 2024

[2024] 12 S.C.R. 665 : 2024 INSC 1005

Whether the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 could be applied to the parties to the instant lis.

Tej Bhan (D) Through Lr. & Ors. vs Ram Kishan (D) Through Lrs. & Ors.

SC · 9 December 2024

[2024] 12 S.C.R. 500 : 2024 INSC 945

Clarity and certainty in the interpretation of Section 14 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956.

Mulakala Malleshwara Rao & Anr. vs State of Telangana & Anr.

SC · 29 August 2024

[2024] 8 S.C.R. 739 : 2024 INSC 639

The complaint, which set in motion the Criminal Law, was at the instance of Respondent No.2-complainant, who filed the same against the former in-laws of his elder daughter, for not returning the ornaments (gold) which h…

Mukatlal vs Kailash Chand (D) Through Lrs. and Ors.

SC · 16 May 2024

[2024] 6 S.C.R. 298 : 2024 INSC 428

Matter pertains to the right of the legal heir of Hindu widow to enforce her right of succession in the unpartitioned Joint Hindu Family property by virtue of s. 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956.

Kamla Neti (Dead) through Lrs. vs The Special Land Acquisition Officer & Ors.

SC · 9 December 2022

[2022] 18 S.C.R. 441 : 2022 INSC 1264

Hindu Succession Act, 1956: s.2(2) – Non-applicability of the provisions of the Act to the members of Scheduled Tribe – Appellantdaughter of one of the coparceners claiming 1/5th share in the amount of compensation with…

Har Naraini Devi & Anr. vs Union of India & Ors.

SC · 20 September 2022

[2022] 15 S.C.R. 500 : 2022 INSC 988

Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954 – s.50(a) – Hindu Succession Act, 1956 – s.4(2) – Constitution of India – Article 254 – Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005– General Clauses Act – ss.6(b), 6(c) –Person had three sons, all…

Maharani Deepinder Kaur (Since Deceased) through Lrs. & Ors. vs Rajkumari Amrit Kaur and Ors.

SC · 7 September 2022

[2022] 11 S.C.R. 1117 : 2022 INSC 934

Hindu Succession Act, 1956: s. 5 – Raja Faridkot Estate Act, 1948 – Succesion to the Properties left behind by the Raja , former ruler of Faridkot State – In 1948, the Raja entered into a Covenant with the Govt. of India…

Kasabai Tukaram Karvar & Ors. vs Nivruti (Dead) through Legal Heirs & Ors.

SC · 20 July 2022

[2022] 5 S.C.R. 899 : 2022 INSC 733

Hindu Succession Act, 1956 – Succession prior to the Act – Share of daughter vis-à-vis adopted son, if any – Doctrine of relation back – Applicability of – Father of the first appellant-plaintiff (since deceased) died in…

Munni Devi alias Nathi Devi (Dead) Thr Lrs. & Ors. vs Rajendra alias Lallu Lal (Dead) Thr Lrs. & Ors.

SC · 18 May 2022

[2022] 3 S.C.R. 876 : 2022 INSC 590

Hindu Succession Act, 1956: s.14 – Property of a female Hindu to be her absolute property – Hindu widow – Right to hindu undivided property – Held: Hindu woman’s right to maintenance is a tangible right against the prope…

Jogi Ram vs Suresh Kumar & Ors.

SC · 1 February 2022

[2022] 9 S.C.R. 766 : 2022 INSC 131

Hindu Succession Act, 1956 – s.14(2) vis-à-vis 14(1) – Objective and applicability of – Held: Objective of sub-sec.(2) is that there cannot be a fetter in a owner of a property to give a limited estate if he so chooses t…

Khushi Ram & Ors. vs Nawal Singh & Ors.

SC · 22 February 2021

[2021] 4 S.C.R. 1019 : 2021 INSC 106

Hindu Succession Act, 1956 – s.15 – Succession – Properties inherited by female Hindus – “Family” – Family settlement – ‘J’, a widow inherited share of her late husband in the land in question – Family settlement – She g…

Vineeta Sharma vs Rakesh Sharma & Ors.

SC · 11 August 2020

[2020] 10 S.C.R. 135 : 2020 INSC 487

Hindu Succession Act, 1956 – s.6 as amended by Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 – Interpretation of – Held: The provisions contained in substituted s.6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 confer status of coparcener…

V. Kalyanaswamy (D) by Lrs. & Anr. vs L. Bakthavatsalam (D) by Lrs. & Ors.

SC · 17 July 2020

[2020] 9 S.C.R. 619 : 2020 INSC 455

Hindu Succession Act, 1956 – Death before enactment of – Effect of – One ‘RVN’ had two sons (‘LN’ and ‘RN’) and five daughters – ‘LN’ had four sons – ‘RN’ was married to ‘RK’, they did not have any issue – ‘RN’ passed aw…

M. Arumugam vs Ammaniammal and Ors.

SC · 8 January 2020

[2020] 1 S.C.R. 41 : 2020 INSC 14

Hindu Succession Act, 1956 – ss.4(b), 6, 8, 19 & 30 – Joint family – Role of Karta vis-a-vis minor members – Defendant nos.1 & 2 formed coparcenary, with their father, which owned the suit property – Father died intestat…

Radha Bai vs Ram Narayan & Ors.

SC · 22 November 2019

[2019] 17 S.C.R. 119 : 2019 INSC 1273

Hindu Succession Act, 1956 – ss. 6 and 8 – Share in the property – A land was owned and possessed by one ‘S’ – S’ had two sons ‘J’ and ‘P’ – ‘J’ had two sons defendant No. 4 and father of the appellant-plaintiff – Appell…

Ajit Kaur @ Surjit Kaur vs Darshan Singh (Dead) through Lrs. & Ors.

SC · 4 April 2019

[2019] 6 S.C.R. 443 : 2019 INSC 462

Hindu Succession Act, 1956: s. 14(1) – Property of a female Hindu to be her absolute property – Mere possession of property by a female, if sufficient to claim right u/s. 14(1) – Held: Mere possession would not confer pr…

Babu Ram vs Santokh Singh (Deceased) through His Lrs and Others

SC · 7 March 2019

[2019] 2 S.C.R. 926 : 2019 INSC 335

Hindu Succession Act, 1956: s. 22 – Preferential right to acquire property in certain cases – Applicability of s. 22 to agricultural land – Held: Preferential right given to an heir of a Hindu u/s. 22 is applicable even…

Basanti Devi (Dead) by Lrs & Ors. vs Rati Ram & Ors.

SC · 8 May 2018

[2018] 6 S.C.R. 1029 : 2018 INSC 459

Hindu Succession Act, 1956 – ss.14(1) and (2) – Applicability of – Suit filed by predecessors-in-interest of respondents against ‘SL’, predecessor-in-interest of appellants – Compromise decree was passed wherein ‘SL’ was…

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