Supreme Court of India · 2014-03-14
Kesharbai @ Pushpabai Eknathrao ... vs Tarabai Prabhakarrao Nalawade & Ors
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2014 SUPREME COURT 1830
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Kesharbai @ Pushpabai Eknathrao ...
- Respondent
- Tarabai Prabhakarrao Nalawade & Ors
- Author
- A.K.Sikri
- Bench
- A.K.Sikri
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision regarding the partition of property, affirming that the house bearing No.4.13.78 is the self-acquired property of deceased Eknathrao, as per the findings under Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. The Court clarified that the agricultural lands and other properties claimed by the plaintiffs were not jointly owned, thus dismissing their claims for those properties. The judgment emphasized the importance of family arrangements in determining property rights among heirs.