Bant Singh And Anr. vs Niranjan Singh (D) By Lrs. And Anr.

The Supreme Court addressed the application of Section 50 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, in a property dispute involving the inheritance rights of coparceners. The Court held that the property in question was not a joint coparcenary property, affirming the lower court's finding that Nandi, the mother of the appellants, was indeed the daughter of Chartu and sister of Bakhtawar Singh. Consequently, the shares of the property were determined to be equally divided between Niranjan Singh and Bakhtawar Singh, leading to the dismissal of the respondents' cross-objections regarding Nandi's status.