Surender Kumar Khurana v. Tilak Raj Khurana

CitationCS(OS) 1528/2010 (Delhi HC)
Bench1-judge
Date of Decision18 January 2016
CategoryHUF Partition
Statutes Cited["Hindu Succession Act 1956 - Section 8","CPC - Order VI Rule 4, Order VII Rule 11, Order XII Rule 6","Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act 1988 - Sections 4(1)-(3)"]

Ratio Decidendi

After HSA 1956, HUF can only come into existence if an individual throws self-acquired property into common hotchpotch. Mere inheritance does not create HUF. Conduct must clearly show intention to convert separate property to joint family property.

Headnotes

["Post-1956 HUF creation requires deliberate blending into common hotchpotch","Mere inheritance does not create HUF","Detailed pleadings with specific dates required","Clear unequivocal intention must be shown for blending","Follows CWT v. Chander Sen and Yudhishter v. Ashok Kumar"]

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