Supreme Court of India · 2022-01-20

ARUNACHALA GOUNDER (DEAD) BY LRS vs PONNUSAMY

Citation / case number: SC 2009/15692
Court: Supreme Court of India
Petitioner: ARUNACHALA GOUNDER (DEAD) BY LRS
Respondent: PONNUSAMY
Author: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KRISHNA MURARI
Bench: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KRISHNA MURARI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. ABDUL NAZEER

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court examined the appeal against the High Court's dismissal of a partition suit filed by Arunachala Gounder, claiming a 1/5th share in ancestral properties. The court analyzed the genealogical claims and the legal principles surrounding partition under the Code of Civil Procedure. Ultimately, the Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision, affirming the dismissal of the partition claim due to lack of merit.