HIRA versus KASTURIBAI AND ORS.

HIRA versus KASTURIBAI AND ORS.

Provisions of the Madhya Bharat Land Revenue and Tenancy Act regarding devolution of pakka tenancy rights on remarriage are not eclipsed or obliterated by the Hindu Succession Act, as Section 4(2) of the Succession Act specifically preserves such tenancy law provisions. Accordingly, the mother lost her tenancy rights on remarriage, and could not lawfully transfer the property by sale deed.

Parties
Appellant: Hira; Respondents: Kasturibai and Ors.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
03 September 1996
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Supreme Court Decision, Appeal From Madhya Pradesh High Court Judgment Dated 25.8.88 in S.a. No. 61 of 1976
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Devolution of Tenancy Rights, Widow's Rights After Remarriage, Overriding Effect of Hindu Succession Act
Tenancy Law Succession Law Devolution of Tenancy Rights Widow's Rights After Remarriage Overriding Effect of Hindu Succession Act

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Parties

Hira

Appellant

Kasturibai and Ors.

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Supreme Court Decision, Appeal From Madhya Pradesh High Court Judgment Dated 25.8.88 in S.a. No. 61 of 1976

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether a widow who becomes a pakka tenant under the Madhya Bharat Land Revenue and Tenancy Act forfeits her tenancy rights upon remarriage
  2. 2 Whether the provisions of the Tenancy Act prevail over the Hindu Succession Act in matters of tenancy right devolution

Ratio Decidendi

Provisions of the Madhya Bharat Land Revenue and Tenancy Act regarding devolution of pakka tenancy rights on remarriage are not eclipsed or obliterated by the Hindu Succession Act, as Section 4(2) of the Succession Act specifically preserves such tenancy law provisions. Accordingly, the mother lost her tenancy rights on remarriage, and could not lawfully transfer the property by sale deed.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed
  • No costs