BARA SINGH vs KASHMIRA SINGH AND ORS.

The Supreme Court held that the alienation of ancestral immovable property among Jats in Central Punjab is ordinarily inalienable except for legal necessity or as an act of good management. The Court found that the sale of land by respondents 4 to 6 was a bona fide act of good management, as they intended to settle elsewhere and had received consideration for the sale. The High Court's decision to set aside the sale was deemed erroneous, and the appeal was allowed, reinstating the trial court's finding that the sale was valid under the customary law governing the parties.