Sk. Golam Lalchand vs Nandu Lal Shaw @ Nand Lal Keshri @ Nandu ...

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the First Appellate Court, affirming that the plaintiff-respondent Nandu Lal had not proven his claim of exclusive rights over the property under dispute, which was jointly owned by late Sita Ram and late Salik Ram. The Court found that the alleged gift from late Salik Ram to late Sita Ram was not substantiated, and thus Brij Mohan, as the son of late Sita Ram, could not sell the entire property. The appeal by the defendant-appellant S.K. Golam Lalchand was dismissed, reinforcing the principle that without a valid partition, one co-owner cannot transfer the entire property to a third party.