Sooran v. Kannan
Case brief
What is this about?
partition suit; oral partition; burden of proof; onerous burden; cogent evidence; minors cannot effect partition; contradictory evidence DW1; kist receipts Ex.B7; kist payment insufficient to prove partition; separate enjoyment for convenience not partition; co-owners presumed joint possession; joint family property presumption; UDR scheme patta 1984; Ex.B2 joint family purchases; Ex.B3 Ex.B4 self-acquired property; preliminary decree half share; Survey Nos.255/7 255/8 162/7; Madras High Court; A.S.No.233 of 2019; O.S.No.60 of 2014; Principal District Court Dharmapuri; Justice M. Jothiraman; decided 26-08-2025; P. Kaliappa Gounder vs Muthusamy Mudaliar 1985 (98) LW 773; Section 96 CPC; Order XLI Rule 1 CPC
What did the court decide?
First Appeal allowed in part; decree of the Court below modified: preliminary decree declaring the plaintiff entitled to ½ share in the suit schedule properties, except the properties covered under the sale deeds in Exs.B3 and B4 dated 07.04.2011 and 31.12.2009 in Survey Nos.255/7, 255/8 and 162/7.