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Issues: Whether the lineal descendants' share in the joint family properties was liable to be aggregated with the deceased's share for rate purposes under section 34(1)(c) of the Estate Duty Act, and whether the family properties were held as joint family property or as tenants in common after the agreement dated 31 March 1969.
Analysis: The agreement showed a clear and unequivocal intention on the part of the members of the family to sever the joint status. Even though only the business capital was divided by metes and bounds and the remaining properties were kept undivided for the time being, the evidence established that the joint family relationship had come to an end from the date of the agreement. Once severance of status took place, the undivided properties were, in law, held as tenants in common unless there was a special agreement to the contrary. On that footing, the descendants' shares could not be treated as part of the dutiable estate for aggregation under section 34(1)(c) read with section 7 of the Estate Duty Act.
Conclusion: The aggregation made by the authorities was not sustainable, and only the deceased's 1/5th share in the immovable properties was liable to assessment.
Ratio Decidendi: A clear and communicated intention to sever joint family status effects immediate partition in status, and property remaining undivided thereafter is held as tenants in common absent a contrary agreement.
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