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Ganapati (Dead) By His Lrs vs Prabhakar

Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
Sep 22, 2026
Citation
2026 INSC 1033
Judges
S.V.N. Bhatti, N.V. Anjaria

AI breakdown

  • The son of a man who passed away in 1949 without a will claims sole ownership of his father's estate, challenging his stepmother's and her daughters' rights.
  • The Supreme Court of India ruled that the widow had equal ownership rights under the Hindu Women's Rights to Property Act, 1937, which were expanded under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956.
  • This decision allowed the widow's daughter to sell the property as her mother was deemed an absolute owner.

Parties

  • Applicant

    Ganapati (Dead) By His Lrs

  • Respondent

    Prabhakar

Judgment text (excerpt)
Ganapati (Dead) By His Lrs vs Prabhakar on 22 September, 2026 2026 INSC 1033 NON-REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO. 660 OF 2019 GANAPATI (DEAD) BY HIS LRS … APPELLANT(S) VERSUS PRABHAKAR & OTHERS … RESPONDENT(S) JUDGMENT S.V.N. BHATTI, J. 1. The Appellants, i.e., the Legal Representatives of the Plaintiff, assail the decision dated 19.07.2012 in R.S.A. No. 551 of 2007 of the High Court of Karnataka, Circuit Bench at Dharwad. The Plaintiff filed O.S. No. 9 of 1988 before the Munsiff Court at Banahatti, seeking a declaration and an injunction against the Respondents herein. Subsequently, the Munsiff Court at Banahatti transferred the Suit to the Court of the Principal Civil Judge (Senior Division), Jamkhandi, where it was re-registered as O.S. No. 267 of 1999. The genealogical table showing the relationship between the parties is set out before adverting to their averments in O.S. No. 267 of 1999. Signature Not Verified Digitally signed by LOKESH ARORA Date: 2026.09.22 17:53:13 IST Reason: 1 Gangaram Ganapati Kashibai (Plaintiff) (Second Wife) (Through the first wife) Shakuntala Kamalavva (Defendant No.1) (Defendant No. 2) Tatappa Baburao Burashi (Defendant No. 3/Third Party Purchaser) 2. The admitted facts are that the propositus Gangaram died in 1949, leaving behind his son Ganapati, the plaintiff, by his first wife. His second wife, Kash…
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