https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187639 Title to property was determined by the sale deed, source of consideration, and surrounding conduct, and the Court held that property standing in the mother's name belonged to her rather than being benami for the father. On succession, the majority held that property bought in a wife's name with money supplied by the husband was not a gift of the property itself within the statutory gift clause; it remained property acquired by purchase, so all heirs, including the brothers, were necessary parties and the suit failed for non-joinder. The dissent treated the transaction as a single integrated gift arrangement intended to benefit the mother absolutely. en-us Wed, 18 Dec 1963 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 29 Oct 2016 11:22:58 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187639 Title to property was determined by the sale deed, source of consideration, and surrounding conduct, and the Court held that property standing in the mother's name belonged to her rather than being benami for the father. On succession, the majority held that property bought in a wife's name with money supplied by the husband was not a gift of the property itself within the statutory gift clause; it remained property acquired by purchase, so all heirs, including the brothers, were necessary parties and the suit failed for non-joinder. The dissent treated the transaction as a single integrated gift arrangement intended to benefit the mother absolutely. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 18 Dec 1963 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187639