Nirmala Devi And ANR v. Hazara Singh And ORS
!"# $#%&'&()
* &+,!-!#.&!($!("/#+ 011#--!("' 2#+'3'
!4!+!&(5/!($"/#+' 0#'1($#("' ) 67
87 +#'#(") +!9#'/:!+&(5/;$.%!"# +"/#!11#--!("' <<<
=> 11#!-/!'?##( &-#$?@$# #($!("'A&B!($AB&# !11#--!("'/#+#&(!5!&('""/#93$5,#("!($$#%+##$!"#$ C C1!''#$ ?@"/#-#!+(#$ &.&-3$5#+&.;!'3@!$#%+##&(5"/#'3&"!($/-$&(5 1-!&("&
D+#'1($#("#("&"-#$"+#$##,"/#'3&"1+1#+"@(1!@,#(" ' *DE " $# #($!(" 'A &B !($ BD!11#--!("' !' :#-- !' $# #($!(" '"&#+#'1($#("' "A/#+#&(!'31/#-$?@"/#-#!+(#$ $$&"&(!- &'"+&%" 3$5#; '/&!+13+ .&$# 93$5,#(" !($ $#%+## $!"#$ = > 7#!+(#$%3('#-/!'%/!--#(5#$"/#93$5,#("!($$#%+## "/#
3+"'?#-:("/#5+3($"/!""/#'3&":!'?!++#$?@-&,&"!"&(?#'&$#'"/# 7' 1-!&("&
D+#'1($#(" !($ $# #($!(" ' " /!$ #!+-&#+
&-#$!(!11-&%!"&( ++#$#,1"&( "/#,+"5!5#( AA?3""/# '!,#:!'$&',&''#$( CA
=> +&# !%"' "/#%!'#-#!$&(5""/# &-&(5 "/#&('"!("!11#!- !+#"/!"!'3&":!' &-#$?@+#'1($#("D1-!&("&
+!$#%-!+!"&("/!" "/#1-!&("&
!($$# #($!("'"&#+#'1($#("' "A/#+#&( :#+# 9&(" :(#+' &( 1''#''&( F!(!-' !+-!' -!($ '&"3!"#$ &( .&--!5#!-/!(; #/'&-!'3@!!'1#+!,!?!($& +"/#@#!+ EG!':#-- !' +5+!(" 1#+,!(#("&(93(%"&( ++#'"+!&(&(5$# #($!("A&B!($ B&#!11#--!("'!($$# #($!("'"&#+#'1($#("' "A
+, "!H&(5 +%&?-# 1''#''&( "/# '3&" -!($ ?@ #(%+!%/&(5 31( !(@ 1!+" "/#-!($!($&("/#!-"#+(!"&.#1+!@&(5 +1''#''&( "/#'3&"-!($ ?@:!@ +#$#,1"&( ,+"5!5#.&$#$##$$!"#$ *GG#B#%3"#$?@ "/# +# !"/#+' 1-!&("&
D+#'1($#("!($$# #($!("'"&# +#'1($#("' "A&( !.3+ +# !"/#+' $# #($!("A&B!($ BD&#!11#--!("'!($$# #($!("'"&#+#'1($#("' "A =A> /# 3+"'?#-:+#9#%"#$"/#": -$1-#! "/#!11#--!("'( "/# 5+3($ "/!" ( -&,&"!"&( :!' !11-&%!?-# + "/# +#$#,1"&( ! 3'3 +3%"3!+@ ,+"5!5# ?#'&$#'; "/# $&',&''!- "/# !11-&%!"&( + +#$#,1"&( ,+"5!5# &-#$?@"/#7' 1-!&("&
D+#'1($#("!($ $# #($!("'"&#+#'1($#("'C" A/#+#&(( CA :!'("(,#+&"'?3"(!%%3(" $&',&''!-&($# !3-" +((E1+'#%3"&( =C> /# &+'"1&("%!(.!''#$?@-#!+(#$%3('#- +"/#!11#--!("' &'(-(5#+ !($/!'?##('#""-#$%(%-3'&.#-@?@!3--#(%/
(6?-#"/#31+#,# 3+"&( ! "# $ %&'& (! )# ( & * %+,( ) -**.#-#.!("#B"+!%" "/#'!,# &'+#1+$3%#$!'3($#+)E
!
" " # $ " ! % &' !( ) = > (.&#: "/#!3"/+&"!"&.#1+(3(%#,#("("/#1&("&(&''3# !'%!(.!''#$?@-#!+(#$%3('#- +"/#!11#--!("';"/#+#&'(,#+&"&("/# !11#!-#'&$#'"/##!+-&#+!11-&%!"&( ++#$3,1"&( ,+"5!5#:!'(" $&',&''#$ ( ,#+&" ?3" &( $# !3-" ( "/# %&+%3,'"!(%#'; ( '3?'"!("&!- I3#'"&( -!:!+&'#'%%+$&(5-@;"/#!11#!-&'$&',&''#$&(-&,&(# 8!-&! 3$5#
* !,&" 8/#"/#+'1#!H&(5D+#!'(#$ ) #'D 8/#"/#++#1+"!?-# ) #'D