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“More Enthused To Write Social History Than Judgment”: Calcutta High Court Criticises District Judge For Ignoring Statute In Succession Case
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The Calcutta High Court has held that the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, overrides customary law of primogeniture governing succession to a Mankiary estate, observing that the customary rule stood...
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