K. KESHAVA BHAT vs DEVAKI AMMA .

The Supreme Court addressed the partition of joint family properties under the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961, emphasizing that occupancy rights granted to tenants preclude partition of certain properties. The Court held that properties classified as mulgeni and chalgeni are indeed joint family properties, despite claims of self-acquisition by the first defendant. The judgment affirmed the trial court's decision to partition the joint family properties, recognizing the rights of the plaintiffs as heirs of Sham Bhat.