https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462720 Section 17 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 was treated as a special succession rule that uses Marumakkathayam law only to identify the protected class of persons, not as the governing law itself. The Kerala Joint Hindu Family System (Abolition) Act, 1975 did not repeal or create repugnancy with Section 17, because it did not deal with intestate succession and did not expressly displace that provision. The later abolition of Marumakkathayam law did not stop Section 17 from applying to persons already within its class at the commencement of the Hindu Succession Act, including those dying after 1-12-1976. Succession for such persons therefore continued under Section 17 rather than the general rules. en-us Thu, 17 Dec 1992 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 11 Jul 2025 18:21:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462720 Section 17 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 was treated as a special succession rule that uses Marumakkathayam law only to identify the protected class of persons, not as the governing law itself. The Kerala Joint Hindu Family System (Abolition) Act, 1975 did not repeal or create repugnancy with Section 17, because it did not deal with intestate succession and did not expressly displace that provision. The later abolition of Marumakkathayam law did not stop Section 17 from applying to persons already within its class at the commencement of the Hindu Succession Act, including those dying after 1-12-1976. Succession for such persons therefore continued under Section 17 rather than the general rules. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 17 Dec 1992 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462720