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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY
R.Meenakshi – Appellant
Versus
S.Muthaiah (Died) – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. plaintiff's claim for property partition. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. defendant's assertion against plaintiff's shares. (Para 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 3. trial court's issues and findings. (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 4. application of hindu succession act provisions. (Para 12 , 13) |
| 5. conclusion on plaintiff's entitlement to partition. (Para 14 , 15) |
| 6. final decision on the appeal. (Para 16) |
JUDGMENT :
S. Srimathy, J.
The present appeal suit is filed by the plaintiff in the suit against the judgment and decree, dated 01.11.2019, passed in O.S.No.48 of 2013, on the file of the I Additional District Court, Madurai.
2. The plaintiff in the suit is the appellant herein and the defendants in the suit are the respondents herein. For the sake of convenience, the parties referred as plaintiff and defendants as per the ranking in the original suit.
3. The plaintiff had filed the suit for partition to divide the property and allot 1/6th share to him and pass a preliminary decree and final decree with a consequential injunction restraining the defendants from selling the property.
4. The brief facts are that the suit properties originally belong to one Ayyavu Ambalam who is the grandfather of the plaintiff
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