Hindu Succession Act, 1956

Act No. 30 of 1956 In force from 17-06-1956 Ministry of Law and Justice 31 sections

An Act to amend and codify the law relating to intestate succession among Hindus.

149 Supreme Court judgments considering this law. Search within these.

• P. Anjanappa (D) By Lrs v. A.P. Nanjundappa & Ors.
  2025 INSC 12866 November 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  Issue arose whether the registered release deeds are valid and binding, and if so, what is their legal effect on the membership and share entitlements of plaintiff no. 2 and defendant no. 3; whether the document styled as the…

• Ram Charan & Ors. v. Sukhram & Ors.
  2025 INSC 86517 July 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  Issue arose whether a tribal woman or her legal heirs would be entitled to an equal share in her ancestral property or not.

• Smt. Shaifali Gupta v. Smt. Vidya Devi Gupta & Ors.
  2025 INSC 73919 May 2025

  Issue arose as to the correctness of the order passed by the court of first instance as well as the High Court rejecting the application u/Ord.VII r.11 CPC; and whether the property in respect of which the suit, claim or action…

• Saroj Salkan v. Huma Singh & Ors.
  2025 INSC 6325 May 2025Dismissed

  Matter pertains to the correctness of the dismissal of the partition suit u/Ord.XII r.6 CPC by the Single Judge of the High Court based on the admission, and that too on its own motion without an application being filed by the…

• Sri Mahesh v. Sangram & Ors.
  2025 INSC 141 January 2025Partly allowed

  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 of…

• Tej Bhan (D) Through Lr. & Ors. v. Ram Kishan (D) Through Lrs. & Ors.
  2024 INSC 9459 December 2024

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

• Ramachandran & Ors. v. Vijayan & Ors.
  2024 INSC 88522 November 2024Dismissed

  Issue arose with respect to the devolution of property by way of Marumakkathayam law. Nature and character of the scheduled properties. Whether the property obtained by a female and her children after partition would be…

• Mulakala Malleshwara Rao & Anr. v. State of Telangana & Anr.
  2024 INSC 63929 August 2024Appeal(s) allowed

  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 he had…

• Mukatlal v. Kailash Chand (D) Through Lrs. and Ors.
  2024 INSC 42816 May 2024Appeal(s) allowed

  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. v. The Special Land Acquisition Officer & Ors.
  2022 INSC 12649 December 2022Dismissed
• Har Naraini Devi & Anr v. Union of India & Ors.
  2022 INSC 98820 September 2022Dismissed
• Maharani Deepinder Kaur (Since Deceased) Through Lrs. & Ors. v. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur and Ors.
  2022 INSC 9347 September 2022Disposed of
• M. V Chandrakanth v. Sangapppa & Ors
  2022 INSC 76929 July 2022Dismissed
• Kasabai Tukaram Karvar & Ors. v. Nivruti (Dead) Through Legal Heirs & Ors
  2022 INSC 73320 July 2022Dismissed
• Munni Devi Alias Nathi Devi (Dead) Thr Lrs. & Ors. v. Rajendra Alias Lallu Lal (Dead) Thr Lrs. & Ors.
  2022 INSC 59018 May 2022Dismissed
• Jogi Ram v. Suresh Kumar & Ors
  2022 INSC 1311 February 2022Appeal(s) allowed
• Arunachala Gounder (Dead) by Lrs. v. Ponnusamy and Ors.
  2022 INSC 7420 January 2022Appeal(s) allowed
• Shri Shivaji Education Society, Amravati Through Its President v. Omprakash S/O Dinkar Deshmukh & Ors.
  2021 INSC 76622 November 2021Appeal(s) allowed
• Khushi Ram & Ors. v. Nawal Singh & Ors.
  2021 INSC 10622 February 2021Dismissed
• Vineeta Sharma v. Rakesh Sharma & Ors.
  2020 INSC 48711 August 2020Directions issued
• V. Kalyanaswamy (D) by Lrs. & Anr. v. L. Bakthavatsalam (D) by Lrs. & Ors.
  2020 INSC 45517 July 2020Dismissed
• Kalindi Damodar Garde (D) by Lrs. v. Manohar Laxman Kulkarni (D) by Lrs. & Ors. Etc.
  2020 INSC 1447 February 2020Dismissed
• M. Arumugam v. Ammaniammal and Ors.
  2020 INSC 148 January 2020Appeal(s) allowed
• Trijugi Narain (Dead) Through Legal Representatives and Others v. Sankoo (Dead) Through Legal Representatives and Others
  2019 INSC 134410 December 2019Dismissed
• Radha Bai v. Ram Narayan & Ors.
  2019 INSC 127322 November 2019Dismissed
• Mishra and S. Abdul Nazeer, Jj.] v. Sarah C. Urs & Ors.
  2019 INSC 118624 October 2019Disposed of
• Kanna Timma Kanaji Madiwal (D) Through Lrs. v. Ramachandra Timmaya Hegde (D) Through Lrs. and Ors.
  2019 INSC 109327 September 2019Appeal(s) allowed
• Jose Paulo Coutinho v. Maria Luizavalentina Pereira & Anr.
  2019 INSC 102913 September 2019Appeal(s) allowed
• Jagbir Singh v. State
  2019 INSC 10004 September 2019Dismissed
• Vithaldas Jagannath Khatri (D) Through Shakuntala Alias Sushma & Ors. v. The State of Maharashtra Revenue and Forest Department & Ors.
  2019 INSC 97629 August 2019Matter referred to larger bench
• State of Rajasthan and Ors. v. Lord Northbook and Ors.
  2019 INSC 96928 August 2019Matter referred to larger bench
• Arshnoor Singh v. Harpal Kaur & Ors.
  2019 INSC 7081 July 2019Appeal(s) allowed
• Dr Rs Grewal & Ors. v. Chander Parkash Soni & Anr.
  2019 INSC 54316 April 2019Dismissed
• Shailndra Kumar Jain and Others v. Maya Prakash Jain and Others
  2019 INSC 5019 April 2019Disposed of
• Ajit Kaur @ Surjit Kaur v. Darshan Singh (Dead) Through Lrs. & Ors.
  2019 INSC 4624 April 2019Dismissed
• Babu Ram v. Santokh Singh (Deceased) Through His Lrs and Others
  2019 INSC 3357 March 2019Dismissed
• Basanti Devi (Dead) by Lrs & Ors v. Rati Ram & Ors.
  2018 INSC 4598 May 2018Dismissed
• Mangammal @ Thulasi and Anr. v. T.B. Raju and Ors.
  2018 INSC 37219 April 2018Partly allowed
• Sita Ram Bhama v. Ramvatar Bhama
  2018 INSC 26023 March 2018Partly allowed
• Danamma @ Suman Surpur & Anr. v. Amar and Ors.
  2018 INSC 841 February 2018Appeal(s) allowed