MANICKA POOSALI (DEAD) BY LRS. vs ANJALAI AMMAL

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision granting a preliminary decree of partition and separate possession to the respondents, setting aside the lower courts' judgments. The Court ruled that the settlement deed and will executed by Mottaya Poosali in favor of Manicka Poosali were valid only to the extent of his 1/3 share, as the properties were joint family properties. The Court emphasized that the respondents were entitled to a share in the properties inherited from Mottaya Poosali under the principles of Hindu law regarding joint family property.