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Madhu Kishwar and Others Vs. State of Bihar and Others

Court : Supreme Court of India

Subject : Family

Acts : Hindu Succession Act, 1956 - Sections 2(2), 4(2), 6 to 8, 14 and 15; Indian Succession Act, 1925; Bihar Scheduled Areas Regulation, 1969; Constitution of India - Articles 13(3), 14, 15, 16, 21, 39, 41, 46, 51 and 366; Chota Nagpur Tenancy Act, 1908 - Sections 7 and 8; Santhal Parganas Tenancy (Supplymentary Provisions) Act, 1949; Santhal Parganas Tenancy (Supplymentary Provisions) (Amendment) Act, 1958; Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 - Sections 12; Punjab Preemption Act, 1930 - Sections 15; Hindu Marriage Act, 1954; Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956; Passport Act, 1967; Transfer of Property Act, 1882; General Clauses Act, 1897 - Sections 13(1); (Kullaiamma Thumporan Korilakam Society Partition) Act, 1961; Kerala Hindu Joint Family Abolition Act,

Reported in : 1996IVAD(SC)137; AIR1996SC1864; JT1996(4)SC379; 1996(3)SCALE640; (1996)5SCC125; [1996]Supp1SCR442

Advocate for Respondent : B.B. Sungh and ; Kumar Rajesh Singh, ; Pramod Swarup, ;

ORDERK. Ramaswamy, JJ.1. These two writ petitions raise common question of law: whether female tribal is entitled to parity with male tribal in intestate succession? The first petitioner is an Editor of a Magazine 'Manushi' espousing...