Landmark case · Family Law – II (Muslim Law and Other Personal Laws) · Semester 2

John Vallamattom v. Union of India

(2003) 6 SCC 611 · Supreme Court of India

Section 118 of the Indian Succession Act, which restricted charitable bequests by Christians, was struck down as violating Article 14.

From topic

Indian Divorce Act and Indian Succession Act (Christians) — Unit V, Family Law – II (Muslim Law and Other Personal Laws).

Related sections:

Indian Divorce Act, 1869, 10 — Grounds for dissolution of a Christian marriage
Indian Divorce Act, 1869, 10A — Dissolution of marriage by mutual consent
Indian Succession Act, 1925, 31–49 — Consanguinity and distribution of an intestate Christian's property
Indian Succession Act, 1925, 59–63 — Testamentary succession: who can make a will and how it is executed