BASAVARAJAPPA vs GURUBASAMMA . — C.A. No. 4365/1999

SUMMARY The Supreme Court allowed Basavarajappa's appeal on 01/02/2005, setting aside the High Court and First Appellate Court judgments and restoring the Trial Court's decision. The Court held that upon valid adoption in 1978, Basavarajappa became a coparcener in the ancestral joint Hindu family property and entitled to half share. After his adoptive father Narasappa's death in 1982, notional partition occurred: the appellant received one half share, while Narasappa's half share (treated as self-acquired) was divided equally among the appellant and eight daughters at 1/18th share each. The appellant retained sole entitlement to the ancestral dwelling house during his lifetime, subject to female heirs' residence rights if widowed or separated. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.