watan properties attached to the office of
Patel, by rule of primogeniture, became impartible. The
Maharashtra Revenue Patels (Abolition of Office) Act, 1962
(for short ... right
to succession opened, on his demise under the law of
primogeniture. The junior member of the family, by custom,
has no right
Jind.
In the matter of succession to Chiefship, the rule of primogeniture was followed by the Phulkian families. This rule was also followed ... become the Ruler of Nabha State by the applicability of rule of primogeniture. It also requires to be stated that the entire family came back
Whether the provisions of section 6 overrides the customary
Rule of primogeniture Bihar Land Reforms Act , section 6 ,
applicability of- Chota Nagpur Encumbered Estates ... succession to the estate was governed by the
rule of lineal primogeniture. Under the said rule the eldest
male member of the eldest line
rights in the land qua the State-Dhanora-Zamindari-
Succession by lineal primogeniture-'Nearest male relative'
does not mean eldest male relative.
HEADNOTE ... Lands) Act, 1951. They claimed the
Zamindari relying upon the rule of primogeniture and other
estates as devisees under a Will. The trial court decreed
after him
his other sons and descendants according to the rule of
primogeniture. Certain amounts were also to be paid to
charities ... predeceased eldest son
claiming succession to the estate according to male lineal
primogeniture under the Act. His case mainly Was that the
wakf deed
Jind.
3.In the matter of succession to Chiefship, the rule of
primogeniture was followed by the Phulkian families. This
rule was also followed ... become the Ruler of
Nabha State by the applicability of rule of primogeniture.
It also requires to be stated that the entire family came
back
estate formed an impartible estate
governed by the rule of lineal primogeniture. The plaintiff
claimed that as the present holder of the office of Desai ... that the estate was impartible
and governed by the rule of lineal primogeniture by custom
as pleaded, the incidents of impartibility as well
office of Chief Mutawalli
must devolve by the rule of lineal
primogeniture….”
xxx xxx xxx
“47. In view of observations above, the
defendants ... learned Single Judge prima-facie finding that though the rule of
primogeniture is not applicable as a rule of succession amongst
Muslims but that
became bhumiswami lands-
Impartibility and devolution by survivorship by rule of
lineal primogeniture lost.
Words and Phrases-"In respect of land held ... nature, the
succession to which was governed by the rule of lineal
primogeniture, the properties exclusively belonged to
defendant No. 1 and that the conferral
left him surviving two sons, namely, Bhayavala and Valeravala. The rule of primogeniture governed the succession at the Estate at the material time and, therefore ... inherited by a single heir according to the rule of primogeniture or by several heirs according to the Kathi rule of division-a rule
