K. V. NARAYANAN vs K. V. RANGANANDHAN & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that properties allotted to V for discharging family debts became his separate properties from the date of the 1929 partition deed and were not subject to partition. The Court emphasized that V had exclusive dominion over the properties as per the terms of the deed, which placed sole responsibility for debt discharge on him. The arrangement was deemed valid and bona fide, with no evidence of blending the properties with joint family assets, thus affirming the High Court's decision regarding the properties and the modified directions for accounts.