KALINDI DAMODAR GARDE(D) BY LRS. vs MANOHAR LAXMAN KULKARNI AND ORS. — C.A. No. 6642 - 6643/2010
Case under Section III. Status: DISPOSED.
CNR: SCIN010144602007
Filing Date
12-May-2007
Registration No
C.A. No. 6642 - 6643/2010
Diary Number
14460/2007
Order Date
07-Feb-2020
Document Type
Judgement - of Main Case
Neutral Citation
2020 INSC 144
Disposal Type
Dismissed
Data as of 29-Jun-2026
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
KALINDI DAMODAR GARDE(D) BY LRS.
Adv. JOHN MATHEW[P-2.4] JOHN MATHEW[P-2.3] JOHN MATHEW[P-2.2] JOHN MATHEW[P-1.4] JOHN MATHEW[P-1.3] JOHN MATHEW[P-1.2] SRIRAM P.[P-1.1]
Respondent(s)
MANOHAR LAXMAN KULKARNI AND ORS.
Adv. ABHA R. SHARMA VISHWAJIT SINGH (Dead / Retired / Elevated) ASHA GOPALAN NAIR
Hearing History
Judge: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. NAGESWARA RAO and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA
Fixed Date by Court
After Week/Month/Vacation
After Week/Month/Vacation
After Week/Month/Vacation
Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week
| Date | Purpose |
|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2020 | Fixed Date by Court |
| 16-Jan-2020 | After Week/Month/Vacation |
| 14-Jan-2020 | After Week/Month/Vacation |
| 10-Dec-2019 | After Week/Month/Vacation |
| 24-Oct-2019 | Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week |
Orders
Case Summary: Kalindi Damodar Garde v. Manohar Laxman Kulkarni Decision: Supreme Court dismissed appeals, confirming that sons born before adoption retain full inheritance rights equal to children born after adoption under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. Key Reasoning: The Court held that the Hindu Succession Act's provisions contain no distinction between children born before or after a parent's adoption. Since succession opened after Laxman's 1987 death, the codified Act—not pre-1956 Hindu law—governs inheritance, and blood relationships are not severed by adoption. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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