SUBBEGOWDA (DEAD) BY LR. vs THIMME GOWDA (DEAD) BY LRS. — C.A. No. 197/1999

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision allowing Thimmegowda to revoke the 1969 settlement deed. The court held that the deed was not a transfer of property but merely an arrangement entrusting property management to the adopted son Narayani, conditional on fulfilling Thimmegowda's expectations (managing lands, discharging debts, and arranging daughters' marriages). Since Narayani failed these expectations and Thimmegowda expressly reserved revocation rights in the deed itself, the settlement could lawfully be cancelled, and possession of the scheduled properties was restored to Thimmegowda. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.