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Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act

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NIRMALJIT KAURversusSTATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS.

2005 INSC 593Disposed off

The widow Nirmaljit Kaur filed a writ petition under Article 32 seeking production of her minor daughter, alleging that the husband's siblings forcibly took the child after his death and concealed her whereabouts. The respondents claimed the child had lived with them since birth and produced a …

K. BALAKRISHNANversusK. KAMALAM AND ORS.

2003 INSC 737Case Partly allowed

The mother executed a registered gift deed in 1945 transferring an 1/8 share of her property to her minor son and daughter, while reserving possession and enjoyment for herself during her lifetime. After the son attained majority, the mother cancelled the gift deed in 1970 and executed a will …

AHMEDABAD WOMEN ACTION GROUP AND ORS. ETC.versusUNION OF INDIA

1997 INSC 185Dismissed

The Supreme Court dismissed three public‑interest writ petitions that sought to declare various provisions of Muslim, Hindu and Christian personal laws unconstitutional. The petitioners argued that polygamy, unilateral talaq, and discriminatory inheritance rules violated Articles 13, 14 and 15 of …