Birbal Saini v. Satyawati

Citation2024:DHC:10044
Bench1-judge
Date of Decision24 December 2024
CategoryHUF Partition
Statutes Cited["Hindu Succession Act 1956 - Sections 4, 8, 19","CPC - Section 100"]

Ratio Decidendi

Ancestral property passes through four generations with coparcenary birthright. Inherited property vests absolute ownership. A grandson has no right in grandfather's separate property when father is alive. Property devolving under Section 8 is self-acquired.

Headnotes

["Four-generation ancestral property vs inherited property distinction","Grandson no right in grandfather separate property when father alive","Section 8 devolution equals self-acquired","Inheritance through succession gives full alienation authority","Family settlement property is inherited not ancestral"]

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