In Brief
H. Vasanthi sought declaration that she was a coparcener in family property and claimed one-third partition thereof under Section 29A of the Hindu Succession Act (Tamil Nadu Amendment, 1989). Her father and brother had previously agreed to sell the property to a third party in 1974, and in 1980 executed a partial partition deed allocating the disputed property exclusively to themselves. The Supreme Court held that merely acquiring coparcener status under Section 29A does not entitle a daughter to partition property that had ceased being coparcenary before the amendment. Since the plaintiff had accepted the partial partition deed and failed to prove the suit property remained coparcenary as of 25.03.1989, her partition claim was dismissed.
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