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S.Sampoornam vs C.K.Shanmugam
2022 Latest Caselaw 7026 Mad

Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 7026 Mad
Judgement Date : 5 April, 2022

Madras High Court
S.Sampoornam vs C.K.Shanmugam on 5 April, 2022
                                                      1

                             IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

                                            DATED: 05.04.2022

                                                  CORAM:

                          THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH

                                           SA.No.729 of 2016
                                                  and
                                          CMP No.13872 of 2016


                     S.Sampoornam                       ...Plaintiff/Appellant/Appellant
                                                     Vs.



                     1.   C.K.Shanmugam
                     2.   E.Santhakumar
                     3.   S.Amudha
                     4.   S.Amsa
                     5.   C.K.Mani                ...Defendants/Respondents/
                                                                   Respondents

                     Prayer: Second Appeal filed under section 100 of the Code of

                     Civil Procedure to set aside the Judgement and decree dated

                     09.03.2016 made in A.S.No.44 of 2015 on the file of Subordinate

                     Judge, Ranipet in confirming the judgement and decree dated

                     31.10.2013 made in O.S.No.119 of 2009 on the file of District

                     Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate No.1, Walajapet, Vellore District.


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                                                      2

                                  For Appellant           :   Mr.A.Gouthaman

                                  For Respondents         :   Mr.R.Rajarajan
                                                              for R1 to R5


                                                  JUDGMENT

The Plaintiff is the appellant in this second

appeal.

2. The plaintiff filed the suit seeking for the

relief of partition and for allotment of 1/5 th share in the suit

property and also sought for declaration of the sale deed dated

15.06.2009 executed by the 1st defendant in favour of the 5th

defendant as null and void.

3. The case of the plaintiff is that the suit

property formed part of a larger extent of property which are

ancestral in nature. It is stated that these properties were held

by the great grand father Thalaivirichan Reddy, who had three

sons namely Chinnasamy Reddy, Kathavarayan Reddy and

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Chinnappa Reddy. On the demise of Thalaivirichan Reddy, his

three sons inherited the property. One of the son Kathavaraya

Reddy had three sons Munirathinam, Shanmugam and Mani.

According to the plaintiff, these three sons were jointly enjoying

the property on the demise of Kathavaraya Reddy. The Plaintiff

claims that the 1st defendant father and defendants 2 to 4 who

are the sisters of the plaintiff are each entitled for 1/5th share in

the suit property.

4. The grievance of the plaintiff is that the 1st

defendant went ahead and sold an extent of 36 cents in favour of

the 5th defendant through a sale deed dated 15.06.2009 and

according to the plaintiff, this sale deed is null and void and not

binding on the other sharers. That apart, the 1st defendant was

not coming forward to allot the shares to the other legal heirs

and hence, the suit came to be filed seeking for the reliefs

stated supra.

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5. The 1st defendant filed a written statement. He

took a stand that the three sons of Kathavaraya reddy had a

family arrangement and each was alloted specific portion to an

extent of 1.07 acres. According to the 1st defendant, he is the

absolute owner of the property measuring an extent of 1.07 acres

and during his life time, the plaintiff cannot claim any share in

the property. Therefore, the 1st defendant justified the sale of a

portion of the property in favour of the 5th defendant, who is

none other than the brother of the 1st defendant. Accordingly,

the 1st defendant has sought for the dismissal of the suit. This

written statement was adopted by defendants 2 and 5.

6. Both the Courts below on considering the facts

and circumstances of the case and after analyzing the oral and

documentary evidence concurrently held against the plaintiff and

dismissed the suit. Aggrieved by the same, the plaintiff has filed

this second appeal.

7. When the matter came up for hearing on

29.03.2022, this Court passed the following order :- https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

Heard the learned counsel for the appellant.

When the matter was taken up for hearing on

25.03.2022, this Court wanted the learned counsel

for the appellant to clarify as to the nature of the

property in the hands of the first defendant, who

is the father of the plaintiff. This is in view of the

fact that both the Courts below have concurrently

held that the property, in the hands of the first

defendant, is an exclusive property and therefore

the plaintiff is not entitled to claim a share during

the life time of the first defendant. The learned

counsel for the appellant, by bringing to the

notice of this Court, the Judgment of the Hon'ble

Supreme Court in Arshnoor Singh Vs. Harpal Jaur

reported in 2019 (5) CTC 110, submitted that the

property originally belonged to Thalaivirichan

Reddy, who died about 65 years back and at that

https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis point of time, the Mitakshara Law was in force

and what was inherited by Kathavarayan Reddy,

one of the sons of Thalaivirichan Reddy, will also

be construed as a joint family property as per this

Judgment. If it is construed to be a joint family

property, the plaintiff will be entitled for a share

after the 2005 Amendment Act in the properties

which came to the share of the first defendant

measuring an extent of 1 acre 7 cents.

2. The learned counsel for the respondents

sought for some more time to make his

submissions after going through the Judgments

cited by the learned counsel for the appellant.

8. The above order gave rise to framing the

following substantial questions of law :-

Whether both the Courts below erred in coming to

a conclusion that the property in the hands of the

1st defendant is his exclusive property, when its

source had an ancestral flavour and hence, the https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

children of the 1st defendant will also be entitled

for a share on their birth?

9. Heard Mr.A.Gouthaman, learned counsel for the

appellant and Mr.R.Raja rajan, learned counsel for the

respondents and this Court also carefully perused the materials

available on record and the findings of both the Courts below.

10. In the present case, the source of the property is

admitted to be ancestral. There is no dispute that Thalaivirichan

Reddy was originally holding the property and even as per the

written statement filed by the 1st defendant, he died 65 years

before the filing of the suit. The said Thalaivirichan Reddy had

three sons and the parties who are involved in this suit fall under

the branch of one of the son Kathavaraya Reddy. The main issue

that is involved is as to the nature of inheritance made by the

three sons of Thalaivirichan Reddy. In order to understand the

same, the learned counsel for the appellant invited the attention

of this Court to the judgement of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

[Arshnoor Singh Vs.Harpal Kaur and others] reported in 2019

5 CTC 110. The relevant portions relied upon by the learned

counsel for the appellant are extracted hereunder :-

7. With respect to the first issue, it is the admitted

position that Inder Singh had inherited the entire

suit property from his father Lal Singh upon his

death. As per the mutation entry dated 16-1-1956

produced by Respondent 1, Lal Singh's death took

place in 1951. Therefore, the succession in this case

opened in 1951 prior to the commencement of the

Hindu Succession Act, 1956 when Inder Singh

succeeded to his father Lal's Singh's property in

accordance with the old Hindu Mitakshara law.

7.1. Mulla in his Commentary on Hindu Law (22nd

Edn.) has stated the position with respect to

succession under Mitakshara law as follows:

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“A son, a grandson whose father is dead, and a great-

grandson whose father and grandfather are both

dead, succeed simultaneously as single heir to the

separate or self-acquired property of the deceased

with rights of survivorship.”

“All property inherited by a male Hindu from his

father, father's father or father's father's father, is

ancestral property. The essential feature of ancestral

property according to Mitakshara law is that the

sons, grandsons and great-grandsons of the person

who inherits it, acquire an interest, and the rights

attached to such property at the moment of their

birth.

A person inheriting property from his three

immediate paternal ancestors holds it, and must hold

it, in coparcenary with his sons, son's sons, and son's

son's sons, but as regards other relations, he holds it,

and is entitled to hold it as his absolute property.”

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7.2. In Shyam Narayan Prasad v. Krishna

Prasad [Shyam Narayan Prasad v. Krishna Prasad,

(2018) 7 SCC 646 : (2018) 3 SCC (Civ) 702] , this Court

has recently held that: (SCC p. 651, para 12)

“12. It is settled that the property inherited by a

male Hindu from his father, father's father or

father's father's father is an ancestral property. The

essential feature of ancestral property, according to

Mitakshara law, is that the sons, grandsons, and

great grandsons of the person who inherits it,

acquire an interest and the rights attached to such

property at the moment of their birth. The share

which a coparcener obtains on partition of ancestral

property is ancestral property as regards his male

issue. After partition, the property in the hands of

the son will continue to be the ancestral property

and the natural or adopted son of that son will take

https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis interest in it and is entitled to it by survivorship.”

7.3. Under Mitakshara law, whenever a male

ancestor inherits any property from any of his

paternal ancestors up to three degrees above him,

then his male legal heirs up to three degrees below

him, would get an equal right as coparceners in that

property.

7.4. In Yudhishter v. Ashok

Kumar [Yudhishter v. Ashok Kumar, (1987) 1 SCC 204]

, this Court held that: (SCC p. 210, para 10)

“10. This question has been considered by this Court

in CWT v. Chander Sen [CWT v. Chander Sen, (1986) 3

SCC 567 : 1986 SCC (Tax) 641] where one of us

(Sabyasachi Mukharji, J.) observed that under the

Hindu law, the moment a son is born, he gets a share

in father's property and becomes part of the

coparcenary. His right accrues to him not on the

death of the father or inheritance from the father

but with the very fact of his birth. Normally,

https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis therefore whenever the father gets a property from

whatever source, from the grandfather or from any

other source, be it separated property or not, his son

should have a share in that and it will become part

of the joint Hindu family of his son and grandson and

other members who form joint Hindu family with

him. This Court observed that this position has been

affected by Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act,

1956 and, therefore, after the Act, when the son

inherited the property in the situation contemplated

by Section 8, he does not take it as Karta of his own

undivided family but takes it in his individual

capacity.”

7.5. After the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 came into

force, this position has undergone a change. Post

1956, if a person inherits a self-acquired property

from his paternal ancestors, the said property

becomes his self-acquired property, and does not

https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis remain coparcenary property.

7.6. If succession opened under the old Hindu law

i.e. prior to the commencement of the Hindu

Succession Act, 1956, the parties would be governed

by Mitakshara law. The property inherited by a male

Hindu from his paternal male ancestor shall be

coparcenary property in his hands vis-à-vis his male

descendants up to three degrees below him. The

nature of property will remain as coparcenary

property even after the commencement of the Hindu

Succession Act, 1956.

7.7. In the present case, the succession opened in

1951 on the death of Lal Singh. The nature of the

property inherited by his son Inder Singh was co-

parcenary in nature. Even though Inder Singh had

effected a partition of the co-parcenary property

amongst his sons in 1964, the nature of the property

inherited by Inder Singh's sons would remain as

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coparcenary property qua their male descendants up

to three degrees below them.

7.8. The judgment in Uttam v. Saubhag

Singh [Uttam v. Saubhag Singh, (2016) 4 SCC 68 :

(2016) 2 SCC (Civ) 545] relied upon by the

respondents is not applicable to the facts of the

present case. In Uttam [Uttam v. Saubhag Singh,

(2016) 4 SCC 68 : (2016) 2 SCC (Civ) 545] , the

appellant therein was claiming a share in the

coparcenary property of his grandfather, who had

died in 1973 before the appellant was born. The

succession opened in 1973 after the Hindu Succession

Act, 1956 came into force. The Court was concerned

with the share of the appellant's grandfather in the

ancestral property, and the impact of Section 8 of

the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. In light of these

facts, this Court held that after property is

https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis distributed in accordance with Section 8 of the Hindu

Succession Act, 1956, such property ceases to be

joint family property in the hands of the various

persons who have succeeded to it. It was therefore

held that the appellant was not a coparcener vis-à-

vis the share of his grandfather.

7.9. In the present case, the entire property of Lal

Singh was inherited by his son Inder Singh as

coparcenary property prior to 1956. This coparcenary

property was partitioned between the three sons of

Inder Singh by the court vide a decree of partition

dated 4-11-1964. The shares allotted in partition to

the coparceners, continued to remain coparcenary

property in their hands qua their male descendants.

As a consequence, the property allotted to Dharam

Singh in partition continued to remain coparcenary

property qua the appellant.

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7.10. With respect to the devolution of a share

acquired on partition, Mulla on Hindu Law (22nd

Edn.) states the following:

“339. Devolution of share acquired on partition.—

The effect of a partition is to dissolve the

coparcenary, with the result, that the separating

members thenceforth hold their respective shares as

their separate property, and the share of each

member will pass on his death to his heirs. However,

if a member while separating from his other

coparceners continues joint with his own male issue,

the share allotted to him on partition, will in his

hands, retain the character of a coparcenary

property as regards the male issue [Section 221, sub-

section (4)].”

7.11. This Court in Valliammai Achi v. Nagappa

Chettiar [Valliammai Achi v. Nagappa Chettiar, AIR

1967 SC 1153] , held that: (AIR p. 1156, para 10)

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“10. … It is well settled that the share which a co-

sharer obtains on partition of ancestral property is

ancestral property as regards his male issues. They

take an interest in it by birth whether they are in

existence at the time of partition or are born

subsequently; [see Hindu Law by Mulla, Thirteenth

Edn. p. 249, Para 223(2)(4)]. If that is so and the

character of the ancestral property does not change

so far as sons are concerned even after partition, we

fail to see how that character can change merely

because the father makes a Will by which he gives

the residue of the joint family property (after

making certain bequests) to the son.”

7.12. The suit property which came to the share of

late Dharam Singh through partition, remained

coparcenary property qua his son, the appellant

herein, who became a coparcener in the suit

property on his birth i.e. on 22-8-1985. Dharam Singh

https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis purportedly executed the two sale deeds on 1-9-1999

in favour of Respondent 1 after the appellant

became a coparcener in the suit property.

11. It is clear from the above judgment that when the

Hindu Succession Act, 1956 was not in force, the old Hindu

Mitakshara law was governing the field. Under the Mitakshara law

whenever a male ancestor inherits any property from any of his

parental ancestors up to three degrees above him, then his legal

heirs upto three degrees below him, will get an equal right as co-

parceners in that property. This position was altered after the

coming into force of Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956.

After this provision came into force, where the son inherits

property belonging to the father or grandfather, he does not take

it as a co-parcener and he inherits the property in his individual

capacity.

12. To understand the above preposition of law in a

proper perspective, let us take a hypothetical case where

Thalaivirichan Reddy is assumed to have died after the coming https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

into force of the 1956 Act. Admittedly, the property belonged to

Thalaivirichan Reddy. On his demise, his three sons would have

inherited 1/3 rd share each and the property that is inherited by

them will be their individual property. Accordingly, the share that

comes in favour of Kathavaraya Reddy will be his individual

property. On the demise of Kathavaraya Reddy, it would have

been inherited by his three sons once again in their individual

capacity in view of Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956.

Under such circumstances, the children of the 1st defendant, who

is the one of the son of Kathavaraya Reddy and who had

inherited 1/3rd share, will not be entitled to claim for any share

during the life time of the 1st defendant and the 1st defendant

will have the exclusive right over the property to deal with the

same in any manner.

13. The above scenario will not apply to the facts of

the present case since admittedly, Thalaivirichan Reddy had died

even before the coming into force of the Hindu Succession Act,

1956.Therefore, the property was governed under the Mitakshara https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

law and whatever was inherited by the sons of Talaivirichan

Reddy will continue to retain the character of a co-parcenary

property in the hands of his sons. Thereby, whatever came into

the hands of the 1st defendant, will also continue to be in the

nature of a co-parcenery property. Till any children are born to

the 1st defendant, probably the 1st defendant will be entitled to

deal with the property as if it is his individual property. However,

the moment a son or daughter (after the 2005 amendment Act)

are born, they automatically get a right over the property by

birth. Therefore, insofar as their shares are concerned, the 1st

defendant will not be entitled to deal with the same.

14. There was yet another issue that was brought

forth before this Court pertaining to the nature of property in the

hands of a sharer after the joint family property is partitioned

among the co-parceners. This Court in [M.Krishnamoorthy

Vs.K.Pondeepankar and others] reported in 2017 3 CTC 170

after analyzing the entire case law held as follows :-

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26. In the light of the above categoric

observations of the Supreme Court and in the light

of the pronouncements of two judge Bench of the

Hon'ble Supreme Court in Uttam v. Saubhag Singh

reported in (2016) 4 LW 309 and Prakash v.

Phulavathi reported in (2016) 2 LW 865 : [(2016) 1

HLR (SC) 94] wherein the judgment in Sheela Devi

v. Lal Chand reported in (2006) 8 SCC 581, was

taken note of and the Hon'ble Supreme Court in

Prakash v. Phulavathi case went on to hold that

daughters born after 1956 would become

coparceners by virtue of Act 39 of 2005. The other

two Judge Bench in Uttam v. Saubhag Singh

reported in (2016) 4 LW 309 held that the

property would be treated as self acquisition of a

male Hindu only if it is inherited either under

Section 8 or under the proviso to Section 6, that is

the interest of the male Hindu at the time of his

https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis death in Mitakshara coparcenary property worked

out by assuming a partition, just prior to his

death.

27. A reading clause-iv and v of the summary of

the law enunciated in Uttam v. Saubhag Singh

reported in (2016) 4 LW 309 would undoubtedly

show that irrespective of date of birth of the son,

the property which devolves on him as a

coparcener would continue to retain character of

coparcenery property in his hands vis a vis his

son/daughter (after 09/09/2005).

28. Yet another circumstance that would compel

me to follow the judgments in Dharma Shamrao

Agalawe v. Pandurang Miragu Agalawe, (1988) 2

SCC 126, Rohit Chauhan v. Surinder Singh reported

in (2013) 9 SCC 419 : [(2013) 2 HLR (SC) 5581, and

Prakash v. Phulavathi reported in (2016) 2 LW 865

: [(2016) 1 HLR (SC) 94] is the subsequent

enactment of Act 39 of 2005 as well as the

https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis enactment of laws which confers equal rights on

daughters by various orates. In so far as the Tamil

Nadu is concerned, Act 1 of 1990 was brought into

force with limited retrospective effect from

25.03.1989. In and by such enactment, a daughter

was conferred the status of coparcener along with

her father. Exception for the rule was prescribed

where a daughter married prior to 25.03.1989 was

prohibited from claiming as a coparcener. If the

law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in 1)

(2006) 8 SCC 581, 2) (2006) 3 SCC 87 and 3) (2009)

15 SCC 184 is to be followed in its letter and

spirit, no daughter born after 1956 would be

entitled to the benefits of the subsequent

enactments which came nearly 34 years

thereafter. Parliament had also enacted Act 39 of

2005, which confers equal rights to the daughters.

One exception that was made by the State

legislature relating to the married daughters was

https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis conspicuously absent in the Central enactment,

thereby enabling the daughter who was married

even prior to 9.9.2005 or 25.03.1989 (In Tamil

Nadu) to claim as coparcener. If it is to be held

that the daughters born after 1956 would not

become coparcener, the very purpose of the

amending enactments would be defeated. It was

Andrapradesh which led the move to make

daughters as coparceners along with their fathers

by enacting a law in 1986. The same was followed

by the Tamilnadu in 1989 and several other States

followed suit. Ultimately the parliament has

enacted the law in 2005. If the legislatures'

intention, in the year 1956, was to put an end

Page: 58 to coparcenary by saying that the son

born after 1956 will not become a coparcener,

there was no need for several State enactments

and the Central enactment which intended to

place daughters on a equal footing with the son. If

https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis the interpretation to the effect that the

son/daughter born after 1956 would not become a

co-parcener, is accepted the provisions of the

amending Acts, particularly Act 39 of 2005 would

be rendered otiose.

29. In view of the above, I am compelled with

great respect to the learned Judges, who decided

Sheela Devi v. Lal Chand reported in (2006) 8 SCC

581, in Bhanwar Singh v. Puran reported in (2008)

3 SCC 87 : [(2008) 1 HLR (SC) 337] and M.

Yogendra v. Leelamma N. reported in (2009) 15

SCC 184 : [(2010) 1 HLR (SC) 1] to conclude that I

find the law is more clearly and elaborately stated

in Dharma Shamrao Agalawe v. Pandurang Miragu

Agalawe, (1988) 2 SCC 126, Rohit Chauhan v.

Surinder Singh reported in (2013) 9 SCC 419 :

[(2013) 2 HLR (SC) 558], Uttam v. Saubhag Singh

reported in (2016) 4 LW 309 and Prakash v.

Phulavathi reported in (2016) 2 LW 865 : [(2016) 1

https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis HLR (SC) 94]. In view of the above conclusion, the

point that is raised in this appeal is answered in

the affirmative and the plaintiff is entitled to sue

for partition of the properties, inasmuch as they

were alloted to his father at a partition that took

place in 1984 as a coparcener of a joint Hindu

family and the plaintiff would essentially have a

right by birth to seek partition.

15. I am in complete agreement with the law as

enunciated in the above judgment. Even after the joint family

properties are partitioned and allotted to each sharer, the same

can be held to be the individual property of the sharer only till a

son and/or daughter are born. Once a son and/or daughter is

born, they will get a right and share over the property by birth.

As rightly held in the above judgment, the 1956 Act has not put

to an end the co-parcenery rights and infact, it continues to be

reiterated after the coming into force of the 2005 amendment

Act.

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16. In view of the above, even if there was a family

arrangement between the three sons of Kathavaraya Reddy and

by virtue of the same, the 1st defendant had allotted 1.07 acres,

the moment the plaintiff and defendants 2 to 4 were born, they

will also be entitled for a share in the property. This will be in

view of the 2005 amendment Act. The Substantial question of law

framed by this Court is answered accordingly.

17. Both the Courts below have lost sight of the law

governing the property at the relevant point of time and had

erroneously concluded that the property in the hands of the 1st

defendant is his exclusive property and that his daughters will

not be entitled to claim for a share in the property. Such findings

of both the Courts below are liable to be interfered by this

Court.

18. The 1st defendant through a sale deed dated

15.06.2009, marked as Ex.A4 had sold an extent of 36 cents out

of 1.07 acres in favour of the 5th defendant, who was his brother.

The 1st defendant will be entitled for 1/5th share in the suit https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

property. Therefore, out of 1.07 acres, the 1st defendant will be

roughly entitled for 21.40 cents. However, he had sold an extent

of 36 cents. Obviously, the 1st defendant has sold 14.60 cents in

excess of his rights. Admittedly, the 1st defendant is the Karta of

the family and he had to take care of his daughter and should

spend for their marriage and other family expenses. It is nobody's

case that the 1st defendant had sold the property and had utilized

the money for illegal purposes. Therefore, the assumption should

be that it was utilized by the 1st defendant for the family.

19. In view of the above, this Court is not inclined to

disturb the sale deed executed by the 1st defendant in favour of

the 5th defendant on 15.06.2009. At the same time, this Court

must also safeguard the rights of the plaintiff and defendants 2

to 4 to the extent possible and ensure that they get a reasonable

share in the suit property. This is the only way to balance the

rights of the daughters and the father in the suit property.

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20. The Sale deed that was executed by the 1st defendant

in favour of the 5th defendant on 15.06.2009 will almost

tantamount to the 1st defendant selling his share in the suit

property. The excess property that was conveyed to the 5th

defendant can be adjusted towards family expenses. Thus, the 1st

defendant is held to have already dealt with his share in the suit

property. In view of the same, this Court is inclined to pass a

preliminary decree with respect to the balance 71 cents by

granting 1/4th share each to the plaintiff and defendants 2 to 4.

By doing so, each of the daughter will get approximately 17.75

cents. The manner in which the property is going to be

distributed by balancing the equities can be decided by the Trial

Court at the time of passing the final decree.

21. In the result, the second appeal is partly allowed and

the judgment and decree passed by both the Courts below is

hereby modified and there shall be a preliminary decree granting

¼ share to the plaintiff and defendants 2 to 4 in the property

that remains after the extent that has already been sold in

favour of the 5th defendant through sale deed dated 15.06.2009. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, there shall

be no order as to costs. The Trial Court shall pass a final decree

within a period of three months from the date of filing of the

application for final decree.




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                     To
                     1. The Subordinate Judge, Ranipet

2. The District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate No.1, Walajapet, Vellore District.

Copy To:-

The Section Officer VR Section, High Court Madras.

SA.No.729 of 2016

05.04.2022

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