Summary and Analysis of Malleeswari vs K Suguna and Another 2025 INSC 1080
1. Heading of the Judgment
Case Title: Civil Appeal No. of 2025 [Arising out of Special Leave Petition (C) No. 12787 of 2025]
Parties: Malleeswari (Appellant) versus K. Suguna and Another (Respondents)
Court: Supreme Court of India
Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.V.N. Bhatti and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah
Date of Judgment: September 8, 2025
Citation: 2025 INSC 1080
2. Related Laws and Sections
The judgment interprets and applies provisions from the following legal framework:
Hindu Succession Act, 1956:
Section 6 (as amended by the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005): Grants daughters the status of coparceners by birth in a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF), with the same rights and liabilities as a son.Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC):
Section 114 read with Order XLVII, Rule 1: Governs the power of a court to review its own judgments. It specifies that a review is permissible only on the grounds of (a) discovery of new and important matter or evidence, (b) mistake or error apparent on the face of the record, or (c) any other sufficient reason analogous to the first two.
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