https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301699 The plaintiff failed to prove a definite and sufficient joint family nucleus capable of funding the suit properties, as the ancestral estate was small and largely sold to discharge debts. The Court also found no clear evidence that Ramaswami Iyengar intentionally abandoned separate ownership and blended the properties into the joint family hotchpot. As the properties were held to be self-acquired, the plaintiff had no birthright in them and could not claim partition, separate possession or accounting. The wills and settlements were upheld on the material before the Court, and the preliminary decree for partition was set aside. en-us Fri, 13 Aug 1976 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 16 Apr 2022 11:28:31 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301699 The plaintiff failed to prove a definite and sufficient joint family nucleus capable of funding the suit properties, as the ancestral estate was small and largely sold to discharge debts. The Court also found no clear evidence that Ramaswami Iyengar intentionally abandoned separate ownership and blended the properties into the joint family hotchpot. As the properties were held to be self-acquired, the plaintiff had no birthright in them and could not claim partition, separate possession or accounting. The wills and settlements were upheld on the material before the Court, and the preliminary decree for partition was set aside. Case-Laws Benami Property Fri, 13 Aug 1976 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301699