Supreme Court of India · 2004-02-04
P.S. Sairam & Anr vs P.S. Rama Rao Pisey & Ors
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2004 SUPREME COURT 1619
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- P.S. Sairam & Anr
- Respondent
- P.S. Rama Rao Pisey & Ors
- Author
- B.N. Agrawal
- Bench
- B.N. Agrawal
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the Karnataka High Court's decision granting the plaintiff a 11/30th share in the properties, modifying the trial court's decree which had awarded only a 1/8th share. The Court emphasized that the properties in question were part of a joint family estate, despite the defendants' claims of self-acquisition. The judgment clarified the principles of partition and joint family property under Hindu law, affirming the plaintiff's entitlement based on the family arrangement executed by P.Eswar Rao.