Sau. Barula W/O Namdeo Kodape v. Smt. Suman Ramaji Tekam and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench; Civil Application No. 854 of 2025 in Second Appeal No. 380 of 2023; single judge Pravin S. Patil; decided 15 September 2025. Parties: Sau. Barula w/o Namdeo Kodape (appellant, counsel Madhur Deo) v. Smt. Suman Ramaji Tekam and others (respondents, served but unrepresented). Subject: substantial question of law framed 11.6.2024 on whether the Trial Court and Appellate Court were justified in dismissing the suit despite the burden on respondents to prove the Gond community custom excluding female inheritance of the father's ancestral property. Appellant relied on Supreme Court judgment Ram Charan v. Sukhram, 2025 SCC OnLine SC 1465. Outcome: application allowed; appeal listed for final disposal on 20.9.2025; merits not yet decided.
What did the court decide?
The civil application filed in Second Appeal No. 380 of 2023 is allowed, and the appeal is listed for final disposal on 20.9.2025.