Seena v. Vs Rohini
Case brief
What is this about?
Acceptance of gift — settlement deed — cancellation deed — right in praesenti — life interest reserved to executants — Section 122 Transfer of Property Act — gift void if donee dies before acceptance — widow's inheritance of one-half share as legal heir — entrustment of cash and gold ornaments at marriage — Adukalakanal/Adukkalakanal custom — pledge redemption receipts — SNDP marriage register — suicide final report Ext.A15 — Family Court Mavelikkara (transferred from Alappuzha O.P.No.151/2012) — matrimonial appeal — High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam — 2025:KER:23716 — Mat.Appeal No.1097 of 2014.
What did the court decide?
Appeal allowed in part: the decree and judgment of the Family Court insofar as they relate to Ext.A4=Ext.B1 Settlement Deed and its cancellation are set aside; the petitioner's title and possession over one-half of the petition schedule property is declared; in all other respects the decree and judgment of the Family Court stand affirmed.