CASE COMMENT - REVANASIDDAPPA AND ANR. V. MALLIKARJUN AND ORS. (CIVIL APPEAL NO. 2844 OF 2011)

Abstract

Stigmatization around children born   out   of   invalid   marriages   has   existed   in   our society for a long time now. Even when the law grants legitimacy status to such children, still society treats them differently and they are   often   subject   to discrimination.   They   are   not   given   the   due   respect   in   their   own   family   as    well as the society. Not just   on   the   social   level,   but   they   have   been   facing discrimination with respect to claiming rights in   their   parental   property.   As   an evolving society, we must understand that children born out of such marriages are innocent and they should not be made the subject of discrimination, that too   with respect to the rights that   ideally   should   be   theirs   because   of   their   parents.   This topic has been a   debatable   issue   not   only   with   respect   to   the   social   sphere   but also in the legal sense. The   present   case   analysis   will   look   into   the   recent judgement passed by the Supreme Court of India in this regard which grants such children the right to their parents’ property.

Keywords: Legitimacy, coparcener, invalid marriages, Hindu law, etc.