The provision of section 16 of the Hindu Marriage Act 1955 with the provisions of Hindu Succession Act held the view that a child born from a void or voidable marriage in respect of which a degree of nullity has been passed, would have right of inheritance only on the **self-acquired property of the father** and would have **no right of inheritance** in respect of ancestral or coparcenary property. The decision was followed by the two judges bench in Neelamma vs Sarojamma (2006).

The Three Judge Bench in Revanasiddappa & Anr v Mallikarjun & Ors. presided by the CJI Dr. Chandrachud CA No. 2312 of 2021 in their decision pronounced on 1.9.2023 examined the issue in the context of the development of Hindu Law and the scheme of Hindu Marriage Act and held that once the share of the deceased in the property that would have been allotted to him if a partition had taken place immediately before his death, is ascertained, his heirs, including the children who have been conferred legitimacy under section 16 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, will be entitled to their share in the property which would have been allotted to the deceased upon the **notional partition**, if it had taken place.