https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168370 SC held that property inherited by a Hindu from his maternal grandfather under Punjab customary law does not constitute ancestral property regarding the inheritor's sons. The Court ruled that stare decisis doctrine was inapplicable as the original 1895 Punjab HC Full Bench decision had been consistently challenged and reversed in 1950. The Court found the earlier decision legally unsustainable regarding relevant custom interpretation. Consequently, the appellant lacked standing to challenge his father's alienation of such inherited property, and the appeal was dismissed. en-us Fri, 23 May 1958 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 11:40:43 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168370 SC held that property inherited by a Hindu from his maternal grandfather under Punjab customary law does not constitute ancestral property regarding the inheritor's sons. The Court ruled that stare decisis doctrine was inapplicable as the original 1895 Punjab HC Full Bench decision had been consistently challenged and reversed in 1950. The Court found the earlier decision legally unsustainable regarding relevant custom interpretation. Consequently, the appellant lacked standing to challenge his father's alienation of such inherited property, and the appeal was dismissed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 23 May 1958 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168370