Father wins ancestral property dispute against children after 31-year legal fight; landmark judgement to have wider impact

The Supreme Court of India decreed that post-partition, individual shares of joint Hindu family property become self-acquired assets. This ruling stemmed from a 31-year dispute where a father sold part of the Bengaluru ancestral property acquired after partition, without his children's consent. The court upheld his right, clarifying that such property can be freely sold, transferred, or bequeathed. Read below to know why this happened.