https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=37210 For a migrating community, the applicable personal law after settlement depends on proved custom or usage, and the party asserting a change bears the burden of proof. The material did not establish that Cutchi Memons settled in Travancore were governed by Hindu law in all matters of property, including joint family property, right by birth and survivorship. Nor was there proof of a custom extending Hindu law beyond succession and inheritance, or of adoption of Mahomedan law in those wider matters after migration. The wider regime was therefore not established on the record. en-us Fri, 08 Sep 1978 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 27 Mar 2010 14:06:23 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=37210 For a migrating community, the applicable personal law after settlement depends on proved custom or usage, and the party asserting a change bears the burden of proof. The material did not establish that Cutchi Memons settled in Travancore were governed by Hindu law in all matters of property, including joint family property, right by birth and survivorship. Nor was there proof of a custom extending Hindu law beyond succession and inheritance, or of adoption of Mahomedan law in those wider matters after migration. The wider regime was therefore not established on the record. Case-Laws Income Tax Fri, 08 Sep 1978 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=37210