John Vallamattom v. Union of India

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:bench Justice S.B. Sinha
Chief Justice V.N. Khare
Justice A.R. Lakshmanan
gptkbp:citation gptkb:(2003)_6_SCC_611
gptkbp:constitution gptkb:Article_14_of_the_Constitution_of_India
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:date 6 August 2003
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Vallamattom v. Union of India
gptkbp:legalIssue constitutionality of Section 118 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925
gptkbp:petitioner gptkb:John_Vallamattom
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Indian_Succession_Act,_1925
gptkbp:response gptkb:Union_of_India
gptkbp:subject right to bequeath property for religious or charitable purposes
gptkbp:verdict Section 118 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 declared unconstitutional
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Vallamattom_case
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7