Badrinarayan Shankar Bhandari vs Ompraskash Shankar Bhandari

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2014 Supreme(Bom) 1620

MOHIT S.SHAH, M.S.SANKLECHA, M.S.SONAK
Badrinarayan Shankar Bhandari – Appellant
Versus
Ompraskash Shankar Bhandari – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
Mr. A.V. Anturkar, Senior Advocate i/b Mr. S.B.Deshmukh, Advocate for the Appellants.
Mr. G.M.Joshi, Advocate for Respondent nos 1, 4, 5 and 6.
Mr Vithaldas Shankar Bhandari, Respondent no.3 in-person.
Mr.Drupad s. Patil, Advocate for Respondent no.7A to 7E.
Mr. G.S.Godbole i/b Mr. Drupad S. Patil, Advocate for the Appellant.
Mr.P.B.Shah i/b Kayval P. Shah for Respondent Nos 1A to 1C and 2.
Mr. Pramod G. Kathane, Advocate for Respondent nos 4 to 6.
Mr. Vaibhav P. Patankar h/f Mr. S.C.Wakankar, Advocate for the Appellant.
Mr.G.S.Godbole a/w Mr Prashant More, Advocate for respondent nos 1 to 3.
Mr.P.P.Kulkarni, Advocate for the Appellants.
Mr N.J.Patil, Advocate for respondent nos 1 and 9.
Mr R.S.Apte, Senior Advocate i/b Mr Vaibhav P. Patankar, Advocate for the Appellants.
Mr G.S.Godbole a/w Mr Parshant P More a/w Mr Pratap M. Nimbalkar, Advocate for Respondent nos 1 to 3.
Mr. M.M.Mahajan, Advocate for respondent nos 4,5 and 6.
Mr.V.S.Talkute with Mr S.R.Moray, Advocate for the Appellant.
Mr Pankaj Shinde, Advocate for Respondent Nos. 1 to 3.
WITH
Mr. Sandeep S. Salunkhe, Advocate for the Appellants.
Mr Abhijit Kulkarni a/w Mr Manoj Badgujar, Advocate for the Appellant.
Mr Ravindra Pachundkar h/f Mr Dilip Bodake, Advocate for Respondent no.1,2A to 2D, 3 and 4.
Mr. P.J.Pawar, Advocate for the Appellants.
Mr V.S.Tadke i/b Mr. Y.G.Thorat, Advocate for Respondent no.3.
Mr. Vaibhav P. Patankar, Advocate for the Appellant.
Mr S.P.Golekar i/b Mr. T.D.Deshmukh, Advocate for respondent no.1.
Mr G.N.Salunke a/w Mr. N.B.Khaire, Advocate for the Appellants.
Mr. Mahesh Rawool i/b Mr K.P.Shah, Advocate for the Appellants.
Ms Neha Valsangkar, Advocate for respondent nos 1 to 3.
Mr Manoj Saverdekar i/b Mr P.G.Kuthane, Advocate for Respondent nos 4 to 6.

JUDGMENT –

This Full Bench has been constituted on the reference made by a learned Single Judge of this Court (R.G.Ketkar, J.). This reference became necessary as the learned Judge doubted correctness of the decision rendered by Division Bench of this Court in Vaishali S. Ganorkar & Others v/s. Satish Keshavrao Ganorkar & Others 2012(5)-Bom.C.R.-210 The following questions of law have been referred for our opinion:-

“(a) Whether Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 as amended by the Amendment Act, 2005 is prospective or retrospective in operation?

(b) Whether Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 as amended by the Amendment Act, 2005 applies to daughters born prior to 17.6.1956?

(c) Whether Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 as amended by the Amendment Act, 2005 applies to daughters born after 17.6.1956 and prior to 9.9.2005?

(d) Whether Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 as amended by the Amendment Act, 2005 applies only to daughters born after 9.9.2005?

(e) Whether the decision of the Division Bench in the case of Vaishali Ganorkar is per in curium of Gandori Koteshwaramma and others?”

2. The primary issue before the learned Single Judge was whether Sectio

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2014 Supreme(Bom) 1620

MOHIT S.SHAH, M.S.SANKLECHA, M.S.SONAKBadrinarayan Shankar Bhandari – AppellantVersusOmpraskash Shankar Bhandari – Respondent

MOHIT S.SHAH, M.S.SANKLECHA, M.S.SONAK
Badrinarayan Shankar Bhandari – Appellant
Versus
Ompraskash Shankar Bhandari – Respondent