In Brief
A widow and her children sought partition of properties claimed to be ancestral joint family assets. The High Court had dismissed their suit regarding two villages, finding one property was purchased individually and another was gifted. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, holding that evidence—including a family settlement memorandum, mutation records, and witness testimony from surviving brothers—proved the properties at Pirangut and Lavale were joint family ancestral property. Without credible gift deeds or proof of individual purchase, all heirs (widow and children equally) are entitled to partition and equal 1/10th shares. A preliminary decree was granted for partition proceedings.
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