Santan
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Santan, is a Sanskrit expression whose ordinary meaning is 'progeny offspring, issue' which may be either male or female, Indramani Devi v. Raghunath, AIR 1961 Ori 9.
Santan, no doubt, has a meaning issues, i.e. either male or female. But it also means a line. Vijnaneswarea himself interprets it as meaning a male line alone, Gajadhar Prasad v. Gauri Shankar, AIR 1932 All 417: (1932) 54 All 698 (FB)
Santan, no doubt, has a meaning issues, i.e. either male or female. But it also means a line. Vijnaneswarea himself interprets it as meaning a male line alone, Gajadhar Prasad v. Gauri Shankar, AIR 1932 All 417: (1932) 54 All 698 (FB)
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