Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Partition Suit Between Step-Mother and Daughters — Upholds Sale by Karta for Legal Necessity. The Court held that a widow managing the joint family property as karta can alienate property for legal necessity, such as marriage expenses of a daughter, and such sale is binding on other coparceners.
1 Jan 2026The dispute originated from a suit for partition and separate possession filed by four plaintiffs, who were daughters of late Dajiba, against the defe...





