Joint Family Property Archives

Never Reported Judgment | Sale of joint family property by Karta to pay off debts of business, not being a joint family business, cannot bind other members [(1953) 1 SCC 245]

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1953 on sale of joint family property by Karta.

Cases Reported Never Reported Judgments

Never Reported Judgment | Karta cannot start a business attendant with risks and charge joint family property with payment of monies borrowed for business [(1953) 1 SCC 241]

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1953 on rights/powers/duties of a Karta in relation to joint family property.

maintenance Hindu widows joint family property

Cases Reported Never Reported Judgments

Never Reported Judgement| Maintenance for Hindu widows in joint family property does not necessarily include conveyance of property in their favour [(1952) 2 SCC 478]

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1952 on maintenance of Hindu widows in joint family property.

Cases Reported Never Reported Judgments

Never Reported Judgment | Prayer to rescind partition on ground of fraud cannot be entertained after several years, when party had access to accounts for due diligence [(1952) 2 SCC 316]

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1952 on rescinding partition on ground of fraud.

Can Karta sell HUF property without consent

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Can Karta sell HUF property without the consent of other joint family members? Supreme Court answers

Supreme Court clarified that “an HUF is capable of acting through its Karta or an adult member of the family in the management of the HUF property.”

Cases Reported Never Reported Judgments

Never Reported Judgment | Can property acquired through invalid adoption be considered joint family property? [1951 SCC 557]

This report covers the Supreme Court's Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1951 on whether the property acquired through invalid adoption, will be considered as joint family property.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Property exclusively in the possession of a person whether to be considered joint family property?: Supreme Court answers

Supreme Court: In a case where an appeal was filed against the decree of the trial Judge holding that the

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Explained| Does alienating ancestral property ‘out of love and affection’ come within the scope of the term ‘pious purpose’?

Supreme Court: In a case where a portion of a joint Hindu Family was alienated ‘out of love and affection’ by way

Case Briefs High Courts

Doctrine of Substantive Representation: Can it be applied where all respondents were not present, but main contesting parties were represented? Ori HC discusses

Orissa High Court: The Division Bench of Dr S. Muralidhar, CJ and A.K. Mohapatra, J., partly allowed an appeal filed in a

Case Briefs High Courts

Whether permission is required to sell undivided share of minor in joint family property or not? Succinct report on Gujarat HC’s decision

Gujarat High Court: A.G. Uraizee, J., decided a matter with regard to permission to sell the undivided share of minor from the

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras HC | Under Hindu Succession Act, can an ‘ancestral property’ blend in with the ‘individual property’? Read to know

Madras High Court: G. Jaya Chandran, J., expressed that the individual property can blend with the ancestral property or with the joint