History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c63.t2.299
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c63.t2.299
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¹⁴⁷³ Vide *Dharmapuram v. Virapandiyam* 22 Mad. 302 (holds that the ordinary law of succession applies to a śūdra ascetic); *Ramdas v. Baldevadasji* 39 Bom. 168; *Somasundaram v. Vaithilinga* 40 Mad. 846, at p. 869; *Haris Chandra v. Atir* 40 Cal. 545; but see *Sambasivam v. Secretary of State* 44 Mad. 704 (holding that the disciple of a śūdra ascetic who dies without leaving any blood relations is an heir under the Hindu Law, but that strict proof would be required of the claimant's spiritual relationship).