Supreme Court of India

Annasaheb Bapusaheb Patil and Ors. v. Balwant@ Balasaheb Babusaheb Patil (dead) by Lrs. and Heirs Etc.

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Reported as [1995] 1 S.C.R. 88

Bench K. Ramaswamy, S. Mohan and N. Venkatachala JJ.

Decided 6 January 1995

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons stated in C.A. No. 32/80 (supra), the appeal is allowed and the judgment and decree of the High Court dated November 7, 1981 made in Second Appeal No. 1377/73 are set aside and that of the trial court and of the appellate court stand restored.

Judgment, page 16

From the headnote

Hindu law-Hindu Joint family-Primogeniture-lmpanible estate- Rule of succession by survivorship-To establish that a family ceases to be joint it is necessary to prove intention on part of junior members to renounce their right of succession to estate. Hindu law-Hindu Joint Famil-y--Impartible estate-Watan lan"tis--Abolition of 'Patel watan' by the Maharashtra Revenue Patels (Aboli tion of Office) Act, 1962 on 1.1.1963-Regrant u/s 5-Whether on re-grant, the attached watan lands assumed the character of self-acquired property of the watandar-No--Regrant of lands to watandar must ensure to the

Authorities it was built on

1982 Nagesh Bisto Desai Etc. Etc. v. Khando Tirmal Desai Etc. Etc. cited by 8
1994 Shivappa Tammannappa Karaban v. Parasappa Hanammappa Kuraban and Ors. cited by 3
1969 Dandu Kallappa Patil & Ors. v. Balagonda Sultangouda Patil cited by 1

Where later benches applied it

2015 M. Venkatesh and Ors. v. Commissioner, Bangalore Development Authority relied on
2023 Government of Kerala & Anr. v. Joseph and Others referred to
2024 Mallavva and Anr v. Kalsammanavara Kalamma (since Dead) by Legal Heirs & Ors. mentioned
2003 Chandramohan Ramchandra Patil and Ors. v. Bapu Koyappa Patil (dead) through Lrs. and Ors. mentioned
1995 Abubakar Abdul Inamdar (dead) by Lrs. and Ors. v. Harun Abdul Inamdar and Ors. mentioned

Of those, 1 relied on · 1 referred to · 3 mentioned

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