Supreme Court · 1968 INSC 35 · Decided 8 February 1968
Puttarangamma & 2 ORS. v. M. S. Ranganna & 3 ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1968 INSC 35 · [1968] 3 S.C.R. 119
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 322/1965
- Decided
- 8 February 1968
- Bench
- J.C. SHAH, V. RAMASWAMI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Hindu Law-Joint family-Unilateral decalration to separate-Com­ municated to other members of family-Declaration withdrawn-Efiect. The karta of a joint Hindu family fell ill. He had no male issue and in order to safeguard the interests of the appellant and fourth respondent, who were his jont family declaring his unequivocal intention to separate from them. Later, he decided to withdraw the llDtices and instructed the poolal authorities not to forward them, but,. the unequivocal decla­ ration of his intention to separate was conveyed to the other members of the joint family
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