S. 6(1) relates to interest in co-parcenary property only - Property involved in suit not coparcenary property of Hindu joint family - S. 6 has no application

Citation

AIR 2019 GAUHATI 62

GAUHATI HIGH COURT

MIR ALFAZ ALI , J.

RFA No. 11 of 2017, D/- 28 - 2 - 2019

Smt. Kalpita Deb v. Smt. Kajori Deb and Anr.

(A)Specific Relief Act (47 of 1963), S.34 - Hindu Succession Act (30 of 1956), S.6(1) Proviso, S.6(5) - (Prior to 2005 amendment) - Suit for declaration of title, possession and partition - Ancestral property - Plea of plaintiff that defendant fraudulently prepared relinquishment deed

in respect of her share - Object of S. 6(5) or 6(1) proviso is to give finality to transaction occurred prior to 20-12-2004 - Plea of fraud raised prior to 2005 amendment - Suit cannot be disposed

off on preliminary issue of maintainability by taking recourse to proviso to S. 6(1) or 6(5).(Para 9) 

(B)Hindu Succession Act (30 of 1956), S.6(1) - Devolution of property - S. 6(1) relates to interest in co-parcenary property only - Property involved in suit not coparcenary property of Hindu joint family - S. 6 has no application. (Para 10)