IndiaThe Karnataka High Court has upheld the validity of Section 5(ii) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, which protects certain royal estates from being partitioned under the Act. This ruling comes despite the abolition of privy purses and royal privileges through constitutional amendments. The court clarified that the removal of Articles 291 and 362 does not affect the applicability of Section 5(ii), which safeguards impartible estates like the Gaddi. The decision was made after rejecting petitions filed by descendants of former royal families who argued that the provision was outdated and irrelevant. The court emphasized that while the constitutional changes ended financial privileges, they did not alter the legal status of private properties or the ceremonial succession to royal thrones.
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