Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 666 · Decided 10 May 1996
Gan Gad Haran v. Janardhana Mallan and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 666 · [1996] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 713
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5281/1983
- Decided
- 10 May 1996
- Bench
- A.M. AHMADI, SUJATA V. MANOHAR, K. VENKATASWAMI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Hindu Law-Legal Necessity-Alienation of joint family proper­ ties-Discharge of antecedent debts-Proof of-The vendee makes adequate enquiries-Major ponion of consideration utilised for discharge of genuine antecedent debts-Held, alienation valid. The Appellant purchased a joint family property After the death of their father and after attaining majority, the Respondents challenged the validity and binding nature of the sale on the ground that the considera· D tion was grossly inadequate, that there was no pressing need to alienate the property and that the income from the
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