Supreme Court Judgment on Inheritance

On 1^st September, 2023, the Supreme Court (SC) held that a child born of a void or voidable marriage can inherit the parent’s share in a joint Hindu family property governed by the Mitakshara law.

The verdict was passed on a petition challenging the 2011 judgment of a two-Judge Bench in Revanasiddappa vs. Mallikarjun case, which held that children born out of void/voidable marriages were entitled to inherit their parents’ properties, whether self-acquired or ancestral.

• The top court held that the children from such 'void or voidable' marriages will not be able to inherit the ancestral properties of the coparceners other ....