https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289032 A Hindu son's pious obligation to satisfy his father's pre-partition debts survives partition unless the debt is shown to be illegal or immoral, or a proper arrangement for payment was made at partition. The liability may be worked out in execution where the decree is against the deceased father's estate in the hands of legal representatives, and a separate suit is not required. Sections 47, 52(1) and 53 of the Civil Procedure Code permit the executing court to determine the relevant questions of liability. A compromise decree limited to the estate in the hands of legal representatives does not exclude these statutory incidents of execution. en-us Fri, 07 Mar 1952 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 10 Jul 2020 12:14:53 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289032 A Hindu son's pious obligation to satisfy his father's pre-partition debts survives partition unless the debt is shown to be illegal or immoral, or a proper arrangement for payment was made at partition. The liability may be worked out in execution where the decree is against the deceased father's estate in the hands of legal representatives, and a separate suit is not required. Sections 47, 52(1) and 53 of the Civil Procedure Code permit the executing court to determine the relevant questions of liability. A compromise decree limited to the estate in the hands of legal representatives does not exclude these statutory incidents of execution. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 07 Mar 1952 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289032