BHAGWAT SHARAN (DEAD THR. LRS.)) vs PURUSHOTAM .

The Supreme Court addressed the dispute over property ownership among the descendants of Mangat Ram, focusing on the joint family system under Hindu law. The Court held that properties acquired during the joint family business were to be treated as joint family properties, despite some being recorded in individual names. The Court emphasized the principle that the karta of a joint Hindu family has a fiduciary duty to manage family assets for the benefit of all members, thereby ruling in favor of the plaintiff's claim to the properties in question.