children born out of the marriage which is void cannot be termed illegitimate one and they arecovered by the expression ‘son and daughter - class-I' for Scheduled 8 of the Hindu Succession Act.

Whether children born out of void marriage are class 1 Legal heirs as S 8 of the Hindu Succession Act?

This Court in the matter of Laxmibai

and others vrs. Limbabai, reported in 1983 Mh.L.J.103, has

recorded a finding that the children born out of the marriage

which is void cannot be termed illegitimate one and they are

covered by the expression ‘son and daughter - class-I' for

Scheduled 8 of the Hindu Succession Act.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATER JURISDICTION

SECOND APPEAL NO. 269 OF 1992

 Shri Vishnu Laxman Padule Vs  Laxman Rama Padule,


CORAM: N.W.SAMBRE, J .

DATE : 9 JANUARY, 2020.

Citation: 2021(2) MHLJ 288


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