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Sec 6(4) of hindu succession amend act & estate of the decea

(Querist) 17 August 2017 This query is : Open 
Dear Members,
i filed vakalath for the defendants in two cases [Money suit] arising out of promissory note, executed by the deceased. The suit was filed against the Legal Heirs of the Deceased stating that, they hold the estate of the Deceased and they are liable to pay to debt on the estate which they acquire.

whereas - Section 6(4) in The Hindu Succession Act, 1956
After the commencement of the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005*, no court shall recognise any right to proceed against a son, grandson or great­-grandson for the recovery of any debt due from his father, grandfather or great-grandfather solely on the ground of the pious obligation under the Hindu law, of such son, grandson or great-grandson to discharge any such debt: Provided that in the case of any debt contracted before the commencement of the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005*, nothing contained in this sub-section shall affect—
(a) the right of any creditor to proceed against the son, grandson or great-grandson, as the case may be; or
(b) any alienation made in respect of or in satisfaction of, any such debt, and any such right or alienation shall be enforceable under the rule of pious obligation in the same manner and to the same extent as it would have been enforceable as if the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 had not been enacted.
Explanation. —For the purposes of clause (a), the expression “son”, “grandson” or “great-grandson” shall be deemed to refer to the son, grandson or great-grandson, as the case may be, who was born or adopted prior to the commencement of the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005*.


According to me, the suit has to rejected under Order 7 Rule 11(d) of C.P.C. But various advocates disagree with the above section and they still state that, they are liable to the extreme of the Estate they acquire of the deceased.


I am going through Apex court orders, but still now am able to find out the "any case filed after the date of amendment of the section 6(4)".


Shall we do a search guys... it will not help only me but also ...


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