MANGATHAI AMMAL (DIED) THROUGH LRS vs RAJESWARI .

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision affirming the decree for partition under Section partition of the suit properties, ruling that the plaintiffs were entitled to a share in the ancestral properties inherited from Narayanasamy Mudaliar. The Court clarified that the properties in question were ancestral and not self-acquired by the first defendant, thus establishing the principle that ancestral property rights are preserved despite claims of self-acquisition. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the lower court's ruling in favor of the plaintiffs.