CHENNAKESAV REDDY, J.

( 1 ) THIS case involves the interpretation of the true scope and amplitude of Section 16 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (hereinafter referred to as the Act ). The question is : Does the section confer a right in the Hindu coparcenary property on illegitimate sons born out of unlawful wedlock, and adulterous intercourse.

( 2 ) THE facts and circumstances that give rise to the question are not complicated and may be made plain at the outset: The second defendant jamnna Bai, is the wife of the first defendant, Parasuram Singh; Hiramal singh, the plaintiff, is their son. He was born in or about the year 1951. The first defendant developed illicit intimacy with one Bona Bai wife of kishan Singh. He brought her to his house and kept her as his mistress. The first defendant illtreated the second defendant and necked her out of the house along with the plaintiff. The second defendant took shelter with her parents. Defendants 3 to 5 are the sons of Bona Bai. In course of time the first defendant agreed to give the second defendant the land bearing S. No. 547 situated at Ghanpur village towards her maintenance and she was inducted into possession of the said land. Th

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