Father's Rights to Married Daughter's Property in Roman Catholic Law

2025 0 Supreme(Mad) 2996

Roman Catholic Church, at Kulashekaramputhoor. ... The learned counsel appearing for the fifth and seventh respondents submitted that, there is no bar for a Hindu to get married in a Roman Catholic Church with a Roman Catholic person under the Christian rites and customs even without getting baptized. ... Presently, the personal, proprietary and possessory rights of #HL....

The plaintiffs-appellants claimed one-half by  right of inheritance from their mother, who was the first wife of G. P. Savundranayagam, who, the plaintiffs averred, was governed by  the Roman-Dutch law, and who married Plaintiffs mother in community of property. ... He very well knew the meaning of the Roman-Dutch law community. by  his will (D 5) he disposed of a....

Philip died in 1911, and his wife, the plaintiff, sues as executrix of his estate. Teresa died in 1905, and her husband, one Senathiraja, is the plaintiff in a connected case. Aloysia, the first defendant in the case, married the second  defendant. ... From  these letters we are asked to infer that the father was claiming to hold the property under an adverse cl....

2025 Supreme(MANIPUR) 4

In our view, in the case of joint family property such children will be entitled only to a share in their parents’ property but they cannot claim it on their own right. ... It is a must for Roman Catholic Church to perform marriage before an ordained priest of the Parish. The Special Marriage Act, 1954 and the Christian Marriage Act, 1872 has nothing to do in the case. ....

The Roman-Dutch Law allows a husband who is married in community of property to make gifts of the common property; and his gifts, although extravagant, will be valid against his wife; but if the object of the gift is to deprive his wife of the right which she would otherwise have on ... If I rightly understand the Roman-Dutch Law on this subject, it allows a husba....

In that case two low-country Sinhalese married in community of estate and settled at Ambepussa, where they acquired landed property, and the question for decision was whether the right of inheritance to that property was to be governed by the Roman-Dutch Law or the Kandyan Law. ... It was to break up the old Roman-Dutch Law of #HL....

Held, that as the children were  co-owners with the father his  possesion was not adverse, though there were strained relations between father and children " The question turns on whether Corea v. Appuhamy 1[(1912) A. ... Delivered by LORD DUNEDIN : - The late Christopher Brito, Advocate in Ceylon, married, in June, 1866 Tangamma Nanny Tamby, a Tamil lady. The lady's father was possessed of a #HL_S....

It is a separation of his half of the property acquired during marriage which is regarded as common. The position is similar to the separation of the half share of the survivor of persons married in community of property under the Roman-Dutch law. ... Under that Ordinance the surviving spouse's prior right is only to half the tediatatem or property held in common,....

Nagamuttu, who married before 1911, died intestate. The question is whether Marimuttu or Valliammai succeed to Nagamuttu estate. It is clear law that if Valliammai was married to the two fathers, the property would devolve on Marimuttu. ... -Property devolves on step-sister and not on mother- V, who was subject to the Tesawalamai, lived in concubinage with two men, one after the oth....

2022 Supreme(Online)(KER) 56013

Admittedly, the petitioner’s father belongs to Roman Catholic Syrian community and mother belongs to Latin Catholic community. Therefore, the question is which custom and rituals that the petitioner is following. ... The petitioner states that his mother belongs to 'Latin Catholic' community and father is a 'Roman #H....

2016 0 Supreme(Guj) 254

Such a question can be gone into only during trial. In this case, it has been contended that the family of the victim had been converted about 200 years' back and in fact the father of the victim married a woman belonging to a Roman Catholic, wherefrom he again became a Roman Catholic. The question, therefore, which may have to be gone into is as to whether the family continued to be a member of a Scheduled Tribe or not.

2015 8 Supreme 705

In this case, it has been contended that the family of the victim had been converted about 200 years back and in fact the father of the victim married a woman belonging to a Roman Catholic, wherefrom he again became a Roman Catholic. The question, therefore, which may have to be gone into is as to whether the family continued to be a member of a Scheduled Tribe or not. Such a question can be gone into only during trial.”

2006 1 Supreme 166

Such a question can be gone into only during trial." In this case, it has been contended that the family of the victim had been converted about 200 years back and in fact the father of the victim married a woman belonging to a Roman Catholic, wherefrom he again became a Roman Catholic. The question, therefore, which may have to be gone into is as to whether the family continued to be a member of a Scheduled Tribe or not.

2005 0 Supreme(Ori) 768

The question, therefore, which may have to be gone into is as to whether the family continued to be a member of a Schedule Tribe or not. Such a question can be gone into only during trial.” In this case, it has been contended that the family of the victim had been converted about 200 years back and in fact the father of the victim married a woman belonging to a Roman Catholic, wherefrom he again became a Roman Catholic.

2004 0 Supreme(Mad) 679

The question, therefore, which may have to be gone into is as to whether the family continued to be a member of a Scheduled Tribe or not. The mother of the victim belongs to Roman Catholic. Under the customs of Roman Catholic, Catholic women can marry only a Catholic wherefor it is also necessary for the groom to convert himself as a Roman Catholic and such conversion has taken place and the father of the victim is now a member of the Roman Catholic. Such a question can be go....