Legitimacy family law

Who Is An Illegitimate Child Under Hindu Law? What Are His/Her Property Rights?Can An Illegitimate Child File A Suit For Partition? What Is ying Intestate?

[2008(6)AIR Kar R 267- a judgment delivered by the Hn!ble "u#ti$e %&Kumar ' High urt '  Karnataa * +arriage a$$rding t Hindu ,a i# hly unin. it i# nt a $ntra$t but a / samskara’   samskara’  r  /#a$rament.! hugh 1rir t the Hindu +arriage A$t 344 there 344 there a# n 5rhibitin 'r a Hindu t have mre than ne i'e. all the $hildren brn t the ive# ere treated a# legitimate $hildren and member# ' jint j int 'amily r $-5ar$enery& A'ter the 5a##ing ' the Hindu +arriage A$t 344 A #n #n brn t the #aid #aid vid marriage marriage a# de5rived ' a right be$au#e he a# nt a legitimate #n& he 1arliament a'ter nti$ing thi# inju#ti$e dne t an illegitimate $hild 'r a 'lly ' it# 5arent# thught ' intrdu$ing e$tin 6' 6' the A$t& It read# a# under ,egitima$y ' $hildren ' vid and vidable marriage#-() %tith#tanding that a marriage i# null and !oid under Se"tion ##$ any $hild ' #u$h marriage h uld have been legitimate i'  the marriage had been valid. #hall be legitimate. hether #u$h $hild i# brn be're r a'ter the $mmen$ement ' the %arriage Laws&Amendment' A"t$ #()* &*+ o, #()*'$  and hether r  nt a de$ree ' nullity i# granted in re#5e$t ' that marriage under thi# A$t and hether r nt the marriage i# held t be vid theri#e than n a 1etitin under thi# A$t& !oida-lee marriage under Se"tion #.$ #.$ any 9here 9here a de$ree de$ree ' nullit nullity y i# granted granted in re#5e$t re#5e$t ' a !oida-l $hil $hild d -egotten or "on"ei!ed  be're the de$ree i# made. h uld have been the legitimate $hild ' the 5artie# t the marriage i' at the date ' the de$ree it had been di##lved in#tead '   being annulled. #hall be deemed t be their legitimate $hild ntith#tanding the de$ree ' nullity& nullity&

 %thing $ntained in #ub-#e$tin() ' #ub-#e$tin(2) #hall be $n#trued a# $n'erring u5n any $hild ' marriage hi$h i# null and vid r hi$h i# annulled by a de$ree ' nullity under e$tin 2. 2. any rights in or to the property o, any person$ other than the parents$  in any $a#e here.  but 'r the 5a##ing ' thi# A$t. #u$h $hild uld have been in$a5able in$a5ab le ' 5##e##ing r a$:uiring any #u$h right# by rea#n ' hi# nt being the legitimate $hild ' the 5arent#;& i#t inde5endently ' the latter right& hu# under the Hindu la. the #n a$:uire# right t $5ar$enary 5r5erty by birth& In therrd# he a$:uire# title t the $5ar$enary 5r5erty by birth& It i# a ve#ted right& It i# that right in the 5r5erty i&e the right t  jint enjyment ' the 5r5erty. hi$h i# tran#'rmed int an enjyment in #everally thrugh the  5r$e## ' 5artitin& It i# that ante$edent title hi$h the member# ' a $5ar$enary 5##e## by  birth jintly ith ther member# ' the $5ar$enary hi$h i# #5e$i'i$ally de'ined at the 5artitin& >i#ten$e ' an ante$edent title i# a 5rere:ui#ite 'r en'r$ement ' a right t 5artitin& e5arate r #el'-a$:uired 5r5erty ' a member ' the $5ar$enary r jint 'amily $annt be the #ubje$t matter ' 5artitin amng#t the member ' a $5ar$enary r "int 'amily& % $hild hether 

legitimate r illegitimate. a$:uire# any right by birth in the #e5arate 5r5erty r the #el'-a$:uired  5r5erty ' it# 5arent#& hu# they a$:uire n title t #u$h 5r5erty by birth& hey d nt 5##e## any ante$edent title t #u$h 5r5erty& he right t #u$h 5r5erty a$$rue# t them nly n their 5arent# dying inte#tate& It i# the death '  the 5arent# and nt the birth ' the $hild. hi$h $n'er# right n #u$h 5r5erty& In re#5e$t ' #u$h  5r5erty. bth legitimate and illegitimate $hild. #u$$eed in a$$rdan$e ith the 5rvi#in# '  e$tin# 8 and 4 ' the u$$e##in A$t. i' the 5arent# die inte#tate& It i# nly a'ter the event. i&e& death. the #uit 'r 5artitin $uld be 'iled& here're. it 'll# that n #uit 'r 5artitin $uld be 'iled again#t the 5arent# during their li'e time. in re#5e$t ' #e5arate #el' a$:uired 5r5erty '   5arent#& he illegitimate #n i# nt a $5ar$ener& He ha# n right in $5ar$enary 5r5erty& Hever. he ha# a right in the #hare ' the 'ather in $5ar$enary 5r5erty& hat right he $an e>er$i#e nly n hi# 'ather dying inte#tate& He has no right -y -irth in the separate or sel,  a"2uired property o, his parents His right a""rues only a,ter his parents die intestate 1here,ore$ a son -orn o, !oid or !oida-le marriage &illegitimate son' "an ne!er maintain a suit against his/her parent in respe"t o, the property o, his or her parent during their li,e time