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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
P.DHANABAL
Jothi W/o mathiyalagan – Appellant
Versus
Dinakaran – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. factual background of the property claims. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. summary of parties' arguments regarding property rights. (Para 3 , 10 , 11) |
| 3. court's analysis of ownership and joint possession. (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 4. finding on legal principles governing property inheritance. (Para 15 , 16 , 17) |
| 5. final ruling dismissing the appeal. (Para 18 , 19) |
JUDGMENT :
P. Dhanabal, J.
The Second Appeal has been preferred as against the decree and judgment passed by the Principal District Judge, Tiruvallur in A.S. No.4 of 2013 dated 25.08.2014, wherein the appellant herein, being the Plaintiff, has filed a Suit in O.S. No.9 of 2004 on the file of the Subordinate Judge, Poonamallee for the reliefs of partition and permanent injunction and the said Suit was dismissed. Aggrieved by the said decree and judgment, the Plaintiff has preferred an appeal in A.S. No.4 of 2013 on the file of the Principal District Judge, Tiruvallur and the First Appellate Court also dismissed the appeal by confirming the judgment and decree passed by the trial Court. Aggrieved by the said decree and judgment, the Plaintiff has preferred this second appeal.
2. The case of the Plaintiff before the t
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The mother of a deceased Hindu male is a Class-I heir and entitled to a share in the property left by the deceased. Her legal heirs are also entitled to a share after her death.
A member of an Aliyasantana family has a pre-existing right to seek partition of family property without needing to cancel a sale deed executed by another family member, provided the alienation was n....
No court permission is required for a Karta to sell joint family property when such sale is established as for family necessity under Hindu law, even involving minor interests.
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