SHIVAGOUDA R. PATIL (D) BY PROP. LRS. vs MALAGOUDA BHIMAGOUDA PATIL . — C.A. No. 5867 - 5868/2005

Case Summary: C.A. No. 005867-005868/2005 The Supreme Court allowed the appellant's appeal against a 1975 sale deed of 5 acres of land in Karnataka. The Court found that the lower courts' findings regarding "legal necessity" for the sale were unsustainable, as debts were incurred three years after the sale and totaled less than ₹1,000. Critically, the Court declared the sale valid only for the adoptive father's share, not the appellant's share, and modified the appellant's entitlement from one-sixth to one-fourth of the property. The Executing Court was directed to allot the one-fourth share to the appellant within six months. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.