Supreme Court · 1960 INSC 105 · Decided 4 May 1960
Luhar Amrit Lal Nagji v. Doshi Jyantilal Jethalal and OTHERS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1960 INSC 105 · [1960] 3 S.C.R. 842
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 121/1956
- Decided
- 4 May 1960
- Bench
- P.B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, K.C. DAS GUPTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
SUPREME COURT REPORTS LUHAR AMRIT LAL NAGJI v. . [1960] DOSHI J A YANTILAL JETHALAL AND OTHERS. (P. B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, K. N. W ANCHOO and K. c. DAS GUPTA, JJ.) Hindu Law-Father's anticedent debt-Pious obligation of sons to pay-Onus. A Hindu father, speculating in gold and silver, lost heavily and tion that the decree was not binding since the debt though antecedent was immoral (avyavaharik). The trial court found in their favour and on appeal the District Judge affirmed its decision. On second appeal the High Court held that it was for the plaintiffs to prove not merely that the
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