In Brief
The two-judge bench identified a conflict of opinion between two prior Division Bench judgments—Prakash v. Phulavati and Danamma v. Amar—concerning the interpretation of Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 as amended in 2005. Recognizing that conflicting precedents must be resolved by a larger bench, the court directed the registry to place the matter before the Chief Justice for constitution of a three-judge bench to adjudicate the substantive issues and reconcile the divergent interpretations.
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