In Brief
This appeal concerns a dispute over inheritance rights in joint family property under Hindu law. Radhamma and others sought a 1/10th share in ancestral properties, but the testator had executed a registered Will in 1962 bequeathing his share to others. The Supreme Court held that under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, a male coparcener can validly dispose of his undivided joint family share by Will. Once the testator exercised this right, family members could not claim independent coparcenary rights in that property. The appeal was dismissed, affirming that valid testamentary disposition extinguishes family members' claims to automatic succession rights in the bequeathed share."
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