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Hindu Succession Act 1956 - Generally applicable to Hindus, including many tribal communities, unless explicitly excluded by law or notification. Several cases indicate that the Act applies to tribes that follow Hindu customs, with courts often recognizing their adherence to Hindu principles of inheritance. Daduram VS Bhuri Bai (Died & Deleted) - Chhattisgarh, LAKSHMI NARAYAN TUDU ALIAS LAKSHMI NARAYAN MANJHI VS BASI MAJHIAN - Jharkhand, Pramila Debbarma VS Gitasree Debbarma (Chakraborty) - Gauhati, Pramila Debbarma and others VS Gitasree Debbarma (Chakraborty) - Gauhati
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Exclusion of Scheduled Tribes - The Act does not automatically apply to all Scheduled Tribes. Certain tribes, such as those in Bastar or specific in Tripura, are governed by their own customary laws, which may differ from Hindu law. Courts have held that in absence of a notification by the Central Government, the Hindu Succession Act is not applicable to some tribes, and their succession laws are based on their customs. BUTAKIBAI VS SUKHBATI - Chhattisgarh, Satish Chandra Brahma VS Bagram Brahma and another - Gauhati, Pramila Debbarma VS Gitasree Debbarma (Chakraborty) - Gauhati, Pramila Debbarma and others VS Gitasree Debbarma (Chakraborty) - Gauhati
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Legal Precedents - Courts have consistently ruled that applicability depends on whether the tribe follows Hindu customs or their own customary laws. When tribes follow Hindu customs, the Hindu Succession Act applies; otherwise, their customary laws govern succession matters. The burden of proof lies on parties claiming exemption from the Act based on customary laws. Pramila Debbarma VS Gitasree Debbarma (Chakraborty) - Gauhati, Pramila Debbarma and others VS Gitasree Debbarma (Chakraborty) - Gauhati, KAILASH SINGH VS MEWALAL SINGH GOND - Madhya Pradesh
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Government Notifications - The applicability of the Hindu Succession Act to Scheduled Tribes is contingent upon notifications by the Central Government. Without such notifications, tribes are presumed to follow their own customary laws. Satish Chandra Brahma VS Bagram Brahma and another - Gauhati, Pramila Debbarma VS Gitasree Debbarma (Chakraborty) - Gauhati
Analysis and Conclusion: The Hindu Succession Act, 1956, is applicable to Scheduled Tribes only when they follow Hindu customs and principles of inheritance. In cases where tribes have their own customary laws, or where the Central Government has not notified otherwise, the Act does not apply. Courts have emphasized the importance of proof regarding the tribe's customary laws and whether they follow Hindu traditions. Therefore, applicability is context-specific and hinges on the tribe's adherence to Hindu customs and official notifications.
Search Results for "Whether Hindu Successionact 1956 is Applicable to Schedule Tribes"
2014 0 Supreme(Chh) 168 • India - Chhattisgarh
SANJAY K.AGRAWAL
tribes of Bastar and as such, provisions of the Hindu Law, are not applicable to them and as per their custom, applicable daughters ... Halba Scheduled Tribes in absence of notification by Central Government applying provision of Act of 1956 to them - Thus, First Appellate ... tribes and they are governed by their own custom in matter of succession, which is similar to Mitakshara School of Hindu Law - It ... ... 2.5 The appellants/....
2019 0 Supreme(Chh) 444 • India - Chhattisgarh
SANJAY K.AGRAWAL
Tribe under the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, and they faith and follow principles of Hindu law and thus, they became Hindus ... Laws Act, 1875 – Section 6 - Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 – Section 20 - Scheduled Tribes - Declaration of title and ... property, as suit property has not been partitioned and plaintiffs would only be entitled to half share on partition as mentioned in Schedule ... Whether the finding of both the Courts....
2025 Supreme(Online)(HP) 7351 • India - IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
Satyen Vaidya, J
... ... Issues: The main issues centered on applicable customs for inheritance amongst the Gaddi Tribe and validity of estate mutations ... Hindu Succession Act - Appellant claimed inheritance under Gaddi Tribe custom, denied by courts; established custom and its prevalence ... ... ... Findings of Court: ... Courts upheld that no custom excluding female heirs was proven, ruling inheritance valid under Hindu ... ii) Whether thte Ld. courts below are right in holding that #HL_START....
2004 0 Supreme(Jhk) 504 • India - Jharkhand
VISHNUDEO NARAYAN
Hindu Succession Act - Partition of Joint Property - 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 - The court affirmed that the parties ... It held that the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 applied to them, and the plaintiffs were entitled to partition of the suit property. ... It also emphasized the applicability of Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 to determine the devolution of interest in coparcenary ... Succession Act applicable to the Sche....
1972 0 Supreme(Gau) 81 • India - Gauhati
M.C.PATHAK, BAHARUL ISLAM
Whether the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 is applicable to the parties, who are members of the Boro-Borokachari Scheduled Tribe. 2. ... The Hindu Succession Act, 1956 is not applicable to members of Scheduled Tribes unless the Central Government directs otherwise by ... HINDU SUCCESSION ACT - APPLICABILITY - SCHEDULED TRIBES - BORO-BOROKACHARI COM....
1996 0 Supreme(Gau) 216 • India - Gauhati
N.G.DAS
Finding of the Court: The court held that the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 was applicable to the scheduled tribes of ... The Hindu Succession Act, 1956 is applicable to scheduled tribes in Tripura, unless a notification to the contrary is issued by the ... Applicability of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 to scheduled tribes in Tripura. 2. ... Lo....
2002 0 Supreme(MP) 3 • India - Madhya Pradesh
S.P.KHARE
Ratio Decidendi: The court held that the Hindu Succession Act did not automatically apply to scheduled tribes, and the plaintiff ... Issues: Interpretation of Hindu Succession Act's applicability to scheduled tribes, validity of unregistered will, and possession ... Hindu Succession Act - Scheduled Tribe - Customary Law and Will Execution Fact of the Case: The plaintiff claimed ... The appellate Court has held that the plaintiff ....
2014 0 Supreme(Chh) 295 • India - Chhattisgarh
SANJAY K.AGRAWAL
stating inter alia that parties are scheduled tribes of and as such provisions of Hindu Law are not applicable to them and as per ... 2 of Act of will apply in full force and provision of Hindu Succession Act 1956 will not apply to parties to suit Scheduled Tribes ... of Trial Court - Whether in view of the bar contained in sub-section (2) of Section 2 of Hindu Succession Act lower appellate Court ... ... 1.5 The ....
1989 0 Supreme(Bom) 83 • India - Bombay
A.A.DESAI
in relation to them are deemed to be Schedule Tribe. ... Tribes under Clause I of Article 342. ... Articles 342 and 366, clause 25-Coustitutional Tribe Order, 1950 -Scheduled Tribe-Scheduled Tribe is notified in relation to a particular ... :---This appeal raises the questions as to whether :--- ... A. ... Hindu Succession Act, 1956 (hereinafter referred to "the Act of 1956) ? ......
1996 0 Supreme(Gau) 214 • India - Gauhati
N.G.DAS
Whether the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, was applicable to the scheduled tribes of Tripura. 2. ... The burden of proving that the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, was not applicable to the scheduled tribes of Tripura lay on the defendant ... HINDU SUCCESSION ACT - APPLICABILITY TO SCHEDULED TRIBES - BURDEN OF PROOF - ADVERSE POSSESSION - LIMITATION -....
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