Partition -- Joint family property - Property in question is purchased by father of plaintiffs - Though plaintiffs contended that suit property is joint family property, but they failed to substantiate their claim - Execution of Will in favour of defendant not proved - When father died leaving behind a son/defendant and daughters/plaintiffs, all are entitled to succeed to..........
Co-owner -- Owns every part of composite property along with others and he cannot be held to be a fractional owner of the property unless partition takes place...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of written statement - Partition suit - Amendment sought after delay of about 5 years and that too when matter is at the stage of defendants evidence - Application for amendment though filed belatedly, simply explains stand taken by petitioner in his written statement - Paragraphs sought to be incorporated explain..........
Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Section 6 -- Right of daughter - Partition suit - Daughter cannot claim higher right than right of her father...........
Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Section 6 -- Right of daughter - Partition suit - Great grandfather of plaintiff died in 1965 and property devolved upon his two sons - They succeeded to ancestral property equally - Suit property partitioned in 1967, as a result property came to exclusive share of grandfather of plaintiff in his individual capacity - Father of plaintiff..........
Partition -- Final decree - Appointment of Local Commissioner to partition the suit property according to preliminary decree - Appellant purchased some portion of suit land after passing of preliminary decree but before final decree - Sale hit by rule of lis pendence - Held, decree holder was not bound to give any notice to the appellant...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 26, Rule 10, 12, 14 -- Distinction between Order 26.Rr.10, 12 & 14 - While Commissioner contemplated U.O.26.Rr.10,12 are those appointed during the trial of suit whereas Commissioner U.O.26.R.14 is one appointed after passing a preliminary decree in partition...........
Partition suit -- Joint family property - There is unity of title and continuity of possession of plaintiff and defendants over suit land - Suit property is not partitioned as yet and plaintiff being joint owner of suit property has right to partition to extent of her share and plaintiff is entitled for 1/7th share in suit property - Alienation of portion of property in..........
Succession Act, 1925, Section 263 -- Will - Revocation of probate of Will - Non-issuance of citations to rightful parties - U, registered Will of 1961 sought to be propounded after lapse of more than 20 years in 1982 - Will probated without issuing any citation to mother of applicant who was younger daughter of testator, a legal heir - No objection certificate appended..........
Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Section 6 -- Right of daughters to partition during life time of father - Plaintiffs being co-parcenars with defendant no.1/father, are entitled to maintain partition suit during life time of defendant no.1/father...........
