NAMDEV VYANKAT GHADGE vs CHANDRAKANT GANPAT CHADGE .

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision affirming the trial court's ruling regarding the partition of property among family members. The Court clarified that under Hindu law, the widow of a deceased joint family member only has a right to maintenance and not ownership of the property. The Court found that the plaintiffs were entitled to their respective shares in the property, rejecting the claims of the defendants regarding the validity of the alleged adoption and the subsequent mutation of property rights.