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ASHOK S. KINAGI, VENKATESH NAIK T.
Akkawwa – Appellant
Versus
Chandravva – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Venkatesh Naik T., J.
1. The appeal is filed by defendant Nos.4 to 9 and cross objections is filed by plaintiff Nos.1 and 2. This appeal is filed challenging the judgment and decree passed by the Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Raiyabag, dated 26.04.2016 passed in OS No. 05/2012.
2. For the sake of convenience parties are referred to as per their rankings before the trial Court.
3. Brief facts of the plaintiffs case as hereunder.
4. The appellants are defendant Nos.4 to 9, respondents Nos.1 to 5 are plaintiff Nos.1, 2, 2(a), 2(b) and 3. The plaintiffs filed a suit for partition and separate possession. The suit schedule properties bearing Sy. No. 191/B and 193 situated at Hidakal village. The original propositus Nagappa died leaving behind his three sons by name Ghulappa, Kareppa and Purandar as his legal representatives. Plaintiff No. 1 Smt. Chandravva is the daughter of defendant No. 1, Second plaintiff Smt. Kempavva is his wife. The plaintiffs and defendants are Hindu un-divided Joint family members and suit schedule properties bearing No. 193 is the ancestral joint family property of plaintiffs and defendants. The original propositus Nagappa and his three sons got entered th
Daughters have equal rights as sons in ancestral property under the Hindu Succession Act, 2005, regardless of prior claims of partition.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the entitlement of the Plaintiffs to a 1/4th share in the joint family ancestral properties and the invalidity of the registered Will Deed.
The court reaffirmed that daughters have equal rights as sons in ancestral properties, emphasizing the applicability of Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act.
The court affirmed the joint family status and the trial court's ruling on partition, rejecting claims of prior oral partition due to insufficient evidence.
Previous family partition and lack of joint family status preclude the plaintiff from claiming coparcenary rights under Hindu law amendments.
The existence of a registered partnership deed governs the relationship between parties, rendering claims for partition of joint family properties unmaintainable when no evidence of joint family owne....
The presumption of joint family status in Hindu law requires clear evidence to establish prior partition; the Appellate Court allowed partition of one property acquired post-partition while dismissin....
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