Anar Devi And Ors vs Parmeshwari Devi And Ors

The Supreme Court addressed the partition of ancestral property under Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, emphasizing that the interest of a deceased coparcener is determined by a notional partition. The Court held that the trial court's ex-parte decree granting one-third share to each plaintiff was erroneous, as they were entitled to one-sixth share each. The appellate authority's reversal of the trial court's decree was upheld, confirming the plaintiffs' rightful shares in the ancestral property.