https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295354 A claim for partition and rendition of accounts failed because the plaintiffs did not prove that the suit properties were Hindu Undivided Family properties. The court noted that an HUF had to be shown to exist before the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, or there had to be clear proof that self-acquired property was blended into a common hotchpotch. The pleadings and evidence did not establish when the family entity arose, when the relevant ancestors died, or any specific act of blending. Mere description of property as ancestral was insufficient, and the alleged family settlement was not proved by reliable evidence. en-us Tue, 17 Nov 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 31 May 2021 08:34:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295354 A claim for partition and rendition of accounts failed because the plaintiffs did not prove that the suit properties were Hindu Undivided Family properties. The court noted that an HUF had to be shown to exist before the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, or there had to be clear proof that self-acquired property was blended into a common hotchpotch. The pleadings and evidence did not establish when the family entity arose, when the relevant ancestors died, or any specific act of blending. Mere description of property as ancestral was insufficient, and the alleged family settlement was not proved by reliable evidence. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 17 Nov 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295354