3 August 2026

Karnataka High Court ruling on royal estate partition

The ruling provides a judicial interpretation of the 26th Constitutional Amendment and the Hindu Succession Act, which are relevant to understanding post-independence constitutional evolution and the legal status of former royal estates.

Questions

1. Examine the constitutional and legal validity of special provisions in personal laws that exempt specific categories of property from general succession rules. Discuss in the context of the recent Karnataka High Court ruling regarding Section 5(ii) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. 150 words
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Prelims

1. Which of the following constitutional amendments was responsible for the abolition of privy purses and royal privileges in India?

   1. A 25th Amendment
   2. B 24th Amendment
   3. C 27th Amendment
   4. D 26th Amendment

2. Section 5(ii) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, pertains to which of the following?

   1. A Exclusion of certain estates of former royal families from partition
   2. B Succession rights of daughters in ancestral property
   3. C Rights of illegitimate children in Hindu succession
   4. D Provisions for the partition of agricultural land