Smt K B Chikkathayamma v. Smt a C Lakshmi
Case brief
What is this about?
Partition suit; joint Hindu family / coparcenary property; self-acquired property; Stridhana claim; Section 14 and Section 8 Hindu Succession Act; Section 17(b) Registration Act 1908; burden of proof and nucleus doctrine (Bhagwat Sharan followed); khata/sale-deed transfer to widow after death; no-objection joint affidavit; admission in earlier suit O.S.No.201/2008; Canara Bank loan against suit property and lender's due diligence; preliminary decree for 1/7th shares; properties at Bengaluru (Lower Palace Orchards, Jayanagar) and Mandya (Arakere, Srirangapatna); High Court of Karnataka RFA decided 19.02.2026.
What did the court decide?
RFA No.1688/2013 (plaintiff's appeal) allowed; judgment and decree of the trial Court set aside to the extent of declining share in Item No.4 and Item Nos.5(j) to 5(r); parties held entitled to 1/7th equal share each in Item No.4 and Item Nos.5(j) to 5(r) as well; RFA No.1856/2014 (defendant Nos.1, 2 and 7) dismissed; RFA No.782/2018 (Canara Bank) dismissed; decree to be drawn accordingly.