MADUSUDAN . vs RAJ KAUR . — C.A. No. 652/1998

Case under Section IV. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010040561997

Filing Date

03-Mar-1997

Registration No

C.A. No. 652/1998

Diary Number

4056/1997

Order Date

27-Apr-2004

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 01-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section IV

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.MADUSUDAN .

    Adv. DEBASIS MISRA (Dead / Retired / Elevated)

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.RAJ KAUR .

    Adv. K. K. MOHAN

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 27-Apr-2004

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 17-Mar-2004

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 24-Jul-2003

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  5. 03-Mar-1997

    Case filed

    Registration No. C.A. No. 652/1998

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casestatus.in Summary

Summary: The Supreme Court allowed Civil Appeal No. 652 of 1998 (Madusudan & Anr. v. Raj Kaur & Ors.), heard on 27 April 2004. Raj Kaur and her two daughters had sued claiming ownership of Harsharan Singh's properties based on a Will and their alleged marriage status. While the trial court upheld the Will's validity, the First Appellate Court reversed this, finding no valid marriage was proven between Raj Kaur and Harsharan Singh. The High Court then applied Section 16(3) of the Hindu Marriage Act to grant the daughters inheritance rights. The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's judgment, holding that Section 16(3) protects children of void/voidable marriages only—not cases where no marriage occurred—and restored the First Appellate Court's dismissal of the suit. Parties bear their own costs. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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