Supreme Court of India · 2018-05-03
M/S EUREKA BUILDERS vs GULABCHAND DEAD BY LRS AND ORS ETC ETC
- Citation / case number
- SC 2016/177
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- M/S EUREKA BUILDERS
- Respondent
- GULABCHAND DEAD BY LRS AND ORS ETC ETC
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.K. AGRAWAL
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the Karnataka High Court's decision affirming the plaintiff's ownership rights over the suit land under the Karnataka Village Abolition Act, 1961. The Court clarified that the legal representatives of the deceased Shah Veljee Kanjee are entitled to a 1/5th share of the property, rejecting the appellants' claims. The judgment emphasized the importance of inheritance laws and the rights of legal heirs in property disputes, thereby affirming the High Court's modification of the Trial Court's findings.