Reviewed case brief
Gurupad Khandappa Magdum v Hirabai Khandappa Magdum
AIR 1978 SC 1239
AIR 1978 SC 1239 · Supreme Court of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1978
- Subjects
- Family Law I (Hindu Law)
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
For the purpose of computing the share of a widow or other heir under Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, a notional partition must be deemed to have taken place immediately before the death of the coparcener, and the deceased's share is fixed as if such partition had actually occurred, giving the widow her full notional share plus her inherited share from the deceased.
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Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
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AIR 1978 SC 1239; foundational authority on notional partition computation, cross-verify citation before exam use
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