GITABAI MARUTI RAUT (DEAD) THR. LR. SH. CHANDRAKANT M. RAUT vs PANDURANG MARUTI RAUT (D) THR. LRS

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether properties at villages Pirangut and Nande are joint family ancestral properties. The court examined the family tree and the history of ownership, ultimately affirming the High Court's decision that the property at Nande was purchased by the defendant, thus not qualifying as ancestral property. The appeal was dismissed, and the legal representatives of the deceased plaintiff were allowed to continue the proceedings.