Supreme Court Upholds Adopted Son's Right to Recover Joint Family Property from Collateral Heirs. Adoption by Widow Relates Back to Adoptive Father's Death, Defeasing Title of Collateral Heirs to Coparcenary Property Under Hindu Law....
Background: The dispute involved Hindu joint family property and the rights of an adopted son against collateral heirs. Bandegouda, father of respondent Dhruwaraj, died in 1882 predeceasing his father...




