Mr.N.Shajahan v. Mrs.K.Havva Beevi
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court of Madras passed a preliminary decree in a succession suit for partition of Muslim intestate estate. The court allowed partition of immovable properties but dismissed the claim for movable properties due to lack of evidence.
What did the court decide?
Preliminary decree passed dividing A Schedule property into 96 parts and allotting 10 parts to plaintiff; suit dismissed regarding B Schedule property.
What the court decided
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Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether a Muslim residuary heir is entitled to claim partition of the intestate estate.
Whether the court can allot a specific number of shares to the plaintiff in the immovable property.
Whether the plaintiff can claim a share in the movable property described in Schedule B absent proof of deposit.
Coram
N. Sathish Kumar
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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