A Supreme Court of India bench comprising Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice S.V.N. Bhatti has ruled that the personal private properties of an erstwhile sovereign ruler do not automatically devolve upon the eldest male descendant under the rule of primogeniture, but are instead governed by the personal law of succession. In its judgment dated May
Private Properties of Erstwhile Rulers Devolve by Personal Law of Succession and Not Rule of Primogeniture: Supreme Court
