Supreme Court clarifies burden of proof in joint Hindu family property disputes, holding that ancestral income-yielding properties shift burden to claimant of self-acquisition.
The Kerala High Court holds that making an interim injunction absolute without affording hearing violates natural justice, setting a clear procedural standard for civil courts.
Kerala High Court clarifies that the 2005 amendment to Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act does not invalidate testamentary dispositions made before 20 December 2004.
Madras High Court holds that property in name of female member of Hindu joint family is not presumed joint family property; burden of proof lies on claimants.