Joint Family Property

Supreme Court clarifies inheritance rights of a widow in joint family property: Sachidhanandam vs. E. Vanaja (2023) INSC 984 (6 November 2023)

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Supreme Court clarifies inheritance rights of a widow in joint family property: Sachidhanandam vs. E. Vanaja (2023) INSC 984 (6 November 2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Inheritance rights of a widow in her mother-in-law’s share of joint family property. CASE TYPE: Civil law, property partition. Case Name: Sachidhanandam vs. E. Vanaja. Judgment Date: 6 November 2023 Introduction […]

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Supreme Court Upholds Restriction on Karta’s Power to Gift Joint Family Property: K.C. Laxmana vs. K.C. Chandrappa Gowda (2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds Restriction on Karta’s Power to Gift Joint Family Property: K.C. Laxmana vs. K.C. Chandrappa Gowda (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Karta (manager) of a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) can gift ancestral property to a non-coparcener out of love and affection. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Rights Case Name: K.C. Laxmana vs.

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Supreme Court clarifies burden of proof for HUF property claims: Bhagwat Sharan vs. Purushottam (2020)

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Supreme Court clarifies burden of proof for HUF property claims: Bhagwat Sharan vs. Purushottam (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: The legal issue in this case revolves around the burden of proof required to establish that a property belongs to a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF). CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Dispute Case Name: Bhagwat Sharan (Dead) Thr.

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Supreme Court Clarifies Rights in Joint Family Property After Reconveyance: Doddmuniyappa vs. Muniswamy (2019)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Rights in Joint Family Property After Reconveyance: Doddmuniyappa vs. Muniswamy (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a compromise decree entered into by some coparceners without the consent of other coparceners is binding on the latter, especially when the property has been reconveyed and has assumed the character of joint family property. CASE TYPE: Civil

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Supreme Court Upholds Self-Acquired Property Rights in Family Dispute: S. Subramanian vs. S. Ramasamy (2019)

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Supreme Court Upholds Self-Acquired Property Rights in Family Dispute: S. Subramanian vs. S. Ramasamy (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether self-acquired property of a Hindu individual can be considered as joint family property through blending. CASE TYPE: Civil (Property Law, Family Law) Case Name: S.Subramanian vs. S. Ramasamy Etc. Etc. [Judgment Date]: May 1, 2019 Introduction Date

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Supreme Court Upholds Concurrent Findings on Family Property Dispute: Adiveppa vs. Bhimappa (2017)

/ Abhay Manohar Sapre, Burden of Proof, Documentary Evidence, Evidence Law, Hindu Law, Joint Family Property, Judges, Partition of Property, R.K. Agrawal, Self-Acquired Property

LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of self-acquired vs. ancestral property in a Hindu family. CASE TYPE: Civil property dispute. Case Name: Adiveppa & Ors. vs. Bhimappa & Anr. [Judgment Date]: September 6, 2017 Date of the Judgment: September 6, 2017. Citation: (2017) INSC 782. Judges: Justice R.K. Agrawal and Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre. The Supreme Court of

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Supreme Court settles the partition of Inam lands within a family: K.V. Sudharshan vs. A. Ramakrishnappa (2008)

/ Ancestral Property, Harjit Singh Bedi, Hindu Law, Inam Lands, Joint Family Property, Judges, Partition of Property, Property Law, Tarun Chatterjee

Date of the Judgment: September 15, 2008 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Tarun Chatterjee, J., Harjit Singh Bedi, J. When a family elder is granted Inam lands due to their position as the Archak (priest) of a temple, can these lands be considered solely their individual property, or do they belong to the entire

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