AMRIT LAL vs MAHARANI .

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether a patta granted to an individual could benefit the joint family under the Mitakshra School of Hindu Law. The Court held that the property in question was ancestral and that the appellants failed to prove that the land was inherited by Shankar from Baldi or acquired in a representative capacity. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed, upholding the decision of the Settlement Officer that recorded the names of the heirs of Ragghu and Shankar accordingly.