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u2aq sey womisod 12ip ng -ddf, Se 1 s9ye 94 ‘Sus UMO Sty SIA-R-SIA ‘You siY wos Kuddosd oyesedas siLioyUE OS ‘vaya Ye] NpUTE TEUONIPEN aup sOpUN :Parsasqo UNOS ay, ‘maya Aresjuoo e Sayer unoD, BIH wexeInD Inq ‘uos amp Jo Auadoud ayesedas se Auadoid yons ploy suno> YBIH Ysepesd TAypUY puE seIPEW “ZN “peqeyey req) patou unoy xedy ayy, “Auadosd Areuaosedoo WW me Aywes,4% Family Law - I ‘Sen and said that the heirs to a Hindu male include a son and son of a predeceased son and not son of a living son who is 4an heir otherwise it would mean giving a right by birth to the son in the father’s property and also the grandfather's property. In Makhan Singh v Kulwant Singh (AIR 2007 SC 1808), had purchased eleven marlas of land and constructed ing thereon from the savings as an employee of the Railways. On the is four sons inherited this the separate property ofeach perty qua their sons? The court ited by the sons would be their wt be said to be the joint family separate property. (iv) Nature of Property obtained on Partition When a coparcener partito of roperty and g A and his sons B and C and if they p: each will be his separate the properties obtained by ati sons B and C have no int But the moment any one of them gets a P. This will be so even if A gets anothe ® person partitions from the joint family and ho has not partitioned from that person interest in such share of property. Decision of the Case in Question () The house which Nishand inherited from his mate ‘grandfathet/or brother is his separate property. Subhash can't ~ ~__ Claim: partition of it as he has no interest in it by birth, Gi) The shop which Nishant got under a gift/Will ror is not necessarily ancestral property in his hands. If of the grantor was to riake it ancestral property then Subhash can claim partition in the shop. ‘ : 9% td. 128, Property in Hindu Law a7 The flat which Nishant inherited from his father can only be his separate property, thus, Subhash cannot claim partition in this flat (CWT v Chandra Sen AIR 1986 SC 1753) (iv) The share which, Nishant received on partition continues to be JFP as regards his son Subhash and thus Subhash can claim Partiti 2 Balram was possessed of property comprising of agricultural land which he inherited from his father in 1955, a shop in Kamla Nagar inherited by his wife from her father and Rs. 4,00.000 which his separated patemal uncle sent from Aica His only son claims half share in above-mentioned properties Decide. ILC. 95) A2 See Al (Under the old Hindu law (before the passing of Hindu Succession Act, 1956), when a son roperty from his father vis-a-vis his own son, he takes it as joint family father, from The shop which Balram ii his separate Balram got from his separated paternal separate property and his son cannot claim 3A Hindu father ‘A’ died in 2006, survived by his widow W, one ‘son $ and a daughter D. S had two children SS and SD. Before his death, ‘A’ had executed a bequeathed three flats (of similar value) that constituted his Separate property in favour of W, $ and D. Two days prior to his death, ‘A’ had purchased a farm house using his own money with respect to which no Will was executed. On his death, his children and widow took possession of the flats individually and of the farm house collectively. 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Even if the support provided by the joint family or any of its members, the frujts belong with any other person, using his own finances, the be his separate property. Decision of the case in question ‘The Share Certificates worth Rs. 6 lacs purchase name out of HUF funds family property). Thus, his son can (b) Salary and Remuneration - whether Separate Property? family properties are invested in an enterprise, industry or undertaking and by reason of such investme on behalf of the family or otherwise), is smuneration, fee or commission that ‘a coloured disguise to hide a share he may receive in that capacity Property in Hindu Law 51 in the profits of the enterprise itself to avoid the incidents of income tax.” separate properties of the eamer. In Raj Kumar Singh v Comme, Income Tax the Supreme Court has held that the main princi whether the income received by the coparcener was in coparcener. If the income was invested, the fact that coparcenei change the character of the rgceipt which of HUF. On the other hand, service rendered by the coparcener, the were availed by the qualification share brought b ly would not make the income of HUF and it will be the separate income of the coparcener. This principle was reiterated in Bhagwat v Digambar (AIR 1986 SC 1251). ‘Thus, where karta became the Managing Director of a company solely on the basis of joint family investment, the income was held to be JEP (Commr., Income Tax v Kalu Babu AIR 1959 SC 1288), other hand, where joint family investment was only used to purchase qualification share (ie. to obtain dividends and other advantages of being shareholders) and karta became M.D. of a company on the basis f his own qualifications, the income was held to be a separate property alaniappa v-Commr, Income Tax AIR 1968 SC 678). Earlier, in “ivare Lal v LT: Comm, (AIR 1960 SC 997), where the karta was a manager of a business concem and the joint family had given security of its properties for the karta's honesty, the court said that the earnings case would be income a remuneration for the 1ces that the services‘dst seredas ayn ut an04s 420 uolyued ® wyeyo uP 240 ON (5) “uomsodsip Jo s2f80d yy S04 19pI04 uN ‘uodpud aiedas Jo 19945 Ut (p>) Jo 8h 2 sopun sszoq ay UO Sonjohop Suodoud aresedas ayy, (6) joy yp Jo wasu09 araqut cue sa4inbo jadoad ayesedas uy (2) ‘suonemny, S tou st yoy. ISo.UH BAISMPDXD pur [aniosge seu uadoud presdss 241 Jo s2pjou ous (D ——_______ i. paunbae-sjag 40 ayetedag oy aigeut st dar — “dat 2TeUDqTe OF DHAry a4L pu sousaiedoo v jo ued aut ‘yt 01 ‘sousoitdon & “uo sassed df aU Nonnposag (¢) topsarsod jo Ayun pu a10u 40 stios anny sauzaredo> Sul — ssovoruy fo 24nroy (1) Gan Syadong Syunea wor Ayadoig ayesedag pue gif usoMyaq uonounSIG S'¥ &s me npuiH us Ayedord sroz/oLoz/600e~n'a) osied @ 40 Auadoud ojevedes oi yu BuiysinBunsip uadeid Aseusosedoo jo sounjeo} jeuasse ssnosiq thyadord ayeredos pue Ayedosd Aqwes qwof uagyag seousiay om O18 TEUN SD joys B uNojo TOUS UOS siy ‘sny, “(u0 -wuajguyns you sexx qwournep og pus Aseyes DA ALT ‘muwoy Uw} soAxoMoH Af O} WowLnep amp pue Buywse oamag sAxau ayajdwoo B sem D10KN TELA Puno LINO a4, 39; ovo q Arejes yeuosiad se vayes 2q poaiSe seas 1t pu diystouned & uy siasse Aj.urey a soUaploU plone O1 MmoIA B yim siouz0Ied00 soured se pouwa srousaredoo ay) yoIyA. auaadng ayn “(£89 OS 8961 MIV) LT “AmMoD a Caunsuoyq Uy “anoge| pur |IP4S feUosiad s,euey Jo awos!no au ‘arom 3nq UaUSaAUL fyureg Jo IIMSOH O49 YOU araM JeBEUEUI SE MI4OY JO 1 - meq Ayes a3 Rights and Powers of Karta and Coparceners iders as well as for Coparceners that each and every adult coparcener must have a say in each and every matter of the joint family. Thus, in its dealings with the Outsiders there has to be a ‘unit’. And for that purpose it becomes necess headed by a person now replaced the person charged with the work ie. management. Under hhe was the unquestioned ruler of the family, but the in of his power as head of the family have been considerably luted because of innovative legislative enactments and equitable judicial replaced by superior powers 1. Who can be a Karta ofthe Hindu Joint amily? (L.C.-95/86 [0.U-2008(Supp)) Isat Rights and Powers of Karta and Coparceners 55 n is regulated by seniority (Lalbarani v Bhuinath AIR 1974 Cal and does not depend upon merely the consent of the other family members. In the case of a conflict, the senior-most will be presumed to be and would continue as the Karta. So long as father is alive, he is karta. If he is very old/ infirm or absent for a long period or so desires, though he may be unable to look after the family affairs by reason of ‘age or health, ‘continues to occupy the representative capacity even A temporary absence of the father-is not suffici become a karta, if there is nothing to show that the within a is out of question (Siddappa v Linappa, 42 Mys HCR cases be the karta of the A senior-most coparcener may family. If all coparceners agree, a junic Chand v Hira Chand (2000) 1 H&R 250 (Ri assumption of karta’s power. by a cogent evidence (because, the pi member as the karta of the family is very strong). Further, junior member owes his appointment as Karta to the agr the coparceners; they may withdraw consent at any time, Tt has been held that even a minor can act as karta and represent ly through the guardian [Sarda Prasad v Umeswar Prasad (1963) ILR Pat 274), Juntor Member of Coparcenary as Karta Leapva Case: M/S. NOPANY si STMENTS (P) LTD. v SANTOKH (HUF) aT 448] (Ordinarily, the right to act as the Karta of HUF is vested in the senior-most male member but in his absence, the junior members can also act as Karta in exceptional circumstances]{eds gooe-nal _Enpuip ews} @ 0} uado eyer_jo uonsod S| Z pauidoo 0g rouue (@ue4 Jo 91) aula pos 0 oRIsod® wog JOU axe yng ‘SjuEpusosep 9TEUI [eOUL] OL 1ynep Vy ‘Kuodosd Jo diysieumo, Jo nq auoqu Ue Aarau OU 9ARY ISLE ELEY OL, zeuey se ssoquey ojeuios “Agus ‘ayn Joleuey oxy wy ayews 10u s2op rey) Inq ‘SIZE sIy Aq pUNOg 2q Aut srouadiedos sayojeuEy ayy “pue sodand ayy 40} Ayres ‘up wpsaxdas Kew uosiod y “(1¢s| ve] nur ayy spt sassassod seul Ons} JO 90URISIK9 DULL, usyp} scpowng) ee, 2u0 Ka, yuo pawuasasdas 9q 0} Sey foun in Suodord ay Jo yuowaSouou ox Joye Hoo] Kew suosiod omy | (rufuig fessor jo souersuy ayy 8 tins ox Jo Auyiqoursuyeus Jo uousanb ayy asies oy 1eUay at OF ‘woiA ano ul ‘uede ru, “YBurg fesse Aq {sv0 sopuonoygi4y Uy “aut Buo| v JO} WopBU Knuouewed Surders u9oq sey ‘i Joos axp “yBulg fey ueunyC rey a4oKy YONUOUE oy auMIUDA JS | s19uessedog pue e1Jey Jo S1omod pue SIUBIY ‘9m ane igure up Jo BUeyy atp se 198 UD JoquIOL JoWUn w eK Buroq “ys ‘om Jo eu ay) Se parse axeY 10U pInod YBUIg fesser eK quopjodde oy Jo quoumfixe ayy parofer umoD YBIH SUL “WwY se Joe Ose ueo sioquiau soqunf ayy “2ounsqe sty yng Joquiou 2[eu! 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Further, to be a kart, itis essential that not only should he be a male, but he should also be a coparcener, which a female is not: In Commr, 1 Tax v Seth Govind Ram Sugar Mills (AIR. 1966 SC Tax officer refused to register the partnership on the ground that the death of one partner (a coparcener of another partner) partnership is dissolved and thereafter another partner and minor sons could be treated only as an association of persons. The question i Whether a widow could be a karta of a Hindu joint family. The Supreme Court after reviewing the authorities held that the mother or any other female could not be the karta. ‘The Nagpur High Court held the view that a widow could:be a arta, in the absence of adult male members. But, Madras and Orissa High Courts held not. According to Hindu sages only a coparcener can be coparceners, they can’t be a karta would be the guardian jority and become parcenary property, } @ wife cannot v Kisun Choudhuri A mother, therefore, cannot be a karta, act as the karta Position post 1985 — Beginning ‘Andhra Pradesh (1985), Tamil Nad tra and Kamataka (1994), introduced the possi of unmarried daughters being coparceners in the same manner as a son. Since now, in these States, 'upon marriage, a daughter continues to be a coy rs she fulfils the 1994, the States of requirements for becoming a karta. Bom in the she acquires an i We Coparcenary property and therefore, she can be a karta, i in the family and she will be entitled to represent the fami legal proceedings.4 ——— 3. Seo. Pradhan Saxena, Fanily Law Il, 3" ed, p. 145 (2011) 4 id, p. 148 Rights and Powers of Karta and Coparceners 59. Position post 2005 — After coming into force of 2005 Amendment to the H.S. Act, 1956, a daughter is also a coparcener in the same manner 4s a son (having similar right in the coparcenary property). Therefore, in the father nce, she can be a Karta, if she is the senior-most member in the family and she will be entitled to represent the family in all legal proceedings. Position of Karta In the Hindu Joint Family, karta or head occupies a pivotal positi position of karta is determined by birth and he is not appointed by anyone, nor does the consent of other coparceners is required. He is entitled to be the karta because he ‘mast. So long as he is The position of karta ion of Hindu jurisprude ‘members are not that of family. acts on behalf of other members, but he is not like coparcener can, his services and he ions are backed by a presumption of the promotion of ly affairs. coparceners to the principal and agent (i.e. arta is neither a servant of the other coparceners ‘nor he is the principal of other coparceners (ny coparcener can ask for partition of JP; can challenge improper alienation of JEP). He is, however, the respected head of the ‘occupies the principal position among the copatceners. 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Such debts are binding or business... if the le for debts. ‘The karta has the power to acknowledge a debt, but he cannot relinguish a debt due to the family. Also, he cannot pass a promissory not revive a time-barred debt. Where a loan is raised by the arta (for a lawful purpose) by executing a promissory note in his name.” such a inds the other coparceners, but only to the extent of their shares, lunless they were parties to this contract (Sirikant Lal v Sidheshwar! Prasad AIR 1937 Pat 455). : In certain cases, the karta has the full power to give a valid discharge for all debts due to the family, (wii) Power t0 enter into contracts — ordinal ntal to the family business and such contracts are binding on the family Karta’s Duties and Liabilities (Responsi them, he can be sued for m as well as arrears of maintenance. (i) To pay taxes, ete. - on behalf of the fami for all tenance and he can be sued To recover debts due to the family. Partition — is a great check on karta’s absolute powers. (¥) Liability t0 account ~ Normally, the karta Keep accounts of how he has spent the family funds, but ‘where a coparcener demands partition, he can require the karta to give him accounts, Sometimes, the nature of business is such that necessitates proper accounting at all times. In such cases, the karta has to give accounts to a member demanding it Girljanandini Devi v Brijendra Narain AIR 1967 SC 1124), ‘The Karta has to give accounts for the money he had actually received and not what he could have received if he had managed the property not supposed to reasonably and not economi Further, he can only be asked to render the accounts as they Sxisted on the date ofthe demand; he cannot be forced to render past accounts, unless there are charges of fraud, misappropriation, ete. (Suryanarayana v Sugamanathi AIR 1961 A.P. 393). In Bengal, however, for families govemed by Mitakshara or Dayabhaga law, a copercene: bas aright to require the karta to give him accounts ofthe dealings with Tespect to the JFPS RIGHTS OF COPARCENERS (INCIDENTS OF COPARCENERSHIP) hts of coparceners are: © Right of joint ownership (or communal ownership) — The remarkable feature of it is that one is born with property. Communal ownership is expressed by saying that the interest is unpredictable aid Ructuating or there is community of interest Ownership of coparcenary property is vested in the whole body of coparceners. So long as partition doesn't take place, idual coparcener can claim any specific share or specific ‘may be enlarged by deaths and diminished Gi) Possession, enjoyment and use of joint family Property ~ The possession of one coparcener is pos all coparceners. And, no coparcener has a right of e possession of any port i 's ousted, he can’t by legal action recover the possession of ‘same property. There is no exclusive possession. However in certain cases, a coparcener can enforce this right by a suit in case he is excluded from any part of JFP viz. when he is prevented from using a staircase or a door leading to the room in his ovcupation ee See P. Pradhan Saxena, Famly Law ll, 3 ed, p. 180 (20110.{sol ttoz-n'o} 7 “Auadoud Atuse} wot out ojeuaye 0 eUeN Jo sraMed OMY UO siEIOgeI3 “b uoao Auodosd arp areuayqe 0} euey 247-01 uossjuuiod Jo jeIUap ainjosqe uy “ssgusasedos say0 Jo qwassip ayy audsep Auadoid ues atp siomodusa yoy ,onecuoNe payed paoU, spdou Jo sown ur Aqpurey aup s0j Aymoas w sKemye St “suaquigus Sy Jo uaUILEP ay OF qjf Jo saysuEN syeurUNOSIPUL oxy wsuTEBE quatouy “étuo sasodind uyey90 Jo} z2us0sedoo/eey ‘9q uve Kuadosd asym “Xi2Io0s sno uy ‘yeap sty sage asurede paaioyua aq 1,ue9 q Auodoud Ayurey yuyof uy ysasorut sAdf Woy, uoIsNfaxo IsureTe Bu, & soy Jousoredoo v ‘snyy [697 woR 61 ‘s6BI ‘Yodon A remuy] = meq knwes ”6% Family Law - 11 when the family needs money can be disadvantageous to the fam itself. Thus, the Karta can do it when the alienation was unavoidabl where, but for this transfer, the interests of the family would have been adversely affected and to protect or benefit the family members or the Property itself. ‘The Karta may alienate the JFP in the following three cases: (@) Legal necessity. Vijananeshwara recognized three excepti of the JEP could be mad (i) Kutumbarthe i.e, for the sake of the family (benefit of estate). Gil) Dharamarthe i.e. for pious purposes. ‘The Karta’s alienation in the aforesaid cases binds the interest of the ‘minor coparceners also. Therefore, it is submitted that the correct of Karta’s pow karta, and not not. However, for an it must be shown that the famil Purposes, as afores n had its origin in the Dharmashastas, it has been all along by the judiciary. perty even if none of the above cf other coparceners. The latter is an ‘expr for alienation of JFP by the Karta. Allenation of Hindu Joint Family Property oa One ofthe ‘undivided coparcener’ alone cannot alienate the JFP even to the extent of his share even for a permitted purpose as this authority is available only to ‘Karta.’ Such alienation would be void and not binding on the JEP at all. (@) Legal Necessity Broadly speaking, ‘legal necessity’ will include all those things which ae deemed necessary for the members of the famil necessity of the family, with respect to its members, cases, also with respect to its pro ‘The concept of legal nec (famine, epidemic, floods, conception of legal necess 1971 SC 1028), the Supreme Court has ? actual compelling necessity is not the sole if property was alienated satisfaction of that need, it would be enough. The term is to be interpreted with due regard to the conditions of modern life. For an alienation to be valid under ‘legal necessity’ there must be existence of a need or lawful purpose, and, the family does not possess ‘monetary or alternative resources from which the requirement can be met. Also, the course of action taken by Karta shot ordinary prudent person would have taken with respe: For example, a joint family owns considerable finan‘ Property; it has to pay government dues (a purpose). But, there is no ‘necessity’, as sufficient resources are available from which dues can be paid. A prudent person should pay the dues or even debts, from his 2. See. Pradhan Saxena Family aw! 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