P. Anjanappa (D) By Lrs vs A.P. Nanjundappa

insc-2025-1286 Supreme Court of India 6 November 2025 • CIVIL APPEAL NO. 3934 OF 2006 • 31 min read
18 cases cited (0 SG, 18 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Practice Areas

Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 Hindu Succession Act, 1956 Indian Contract Act, 1872 Indian Evidence Act, 1872 Registration Act, 1908

Judges (3)

N.V. Anjaria Coram Sandeep Mehta Coram Vikram Nath Delivered

Parties (2)

A.P. Nanjundappa Respondent P. Anjanappa Appellant

Case Significance

P. Anjanappa (D) By Lrs vs A.P. Nanjundappa is a Supreme Court of India decision dated November 6, 2025 (citation: insc-2025-1286). Partition suit involving a joint Hindu family tracing lineage to a common ancestor Pillappa. The Supreme Court partly allowed the appeal, modifying the partition shares and directing the trial court to draw the final decree, with specific provisions for property division among the family branches. The bench comprised Justices N.V. Anjaria, Sandeep Mehta and Vikram Nath. The judgment was delivered by Justice Vikram Nath.

This case has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment. The judgment references 18 case citations.

Summary

Partition suit involving a joint Hindu family tracing lineage to a common ancestor Pillappa. The Supreme Court partly allowed the appeal, modifying the partition shares and directing the trial court to draw the final decree, with specific provisions for property division among the family branches.

What was the outcome of P. Anjanappa (D) By Lrs vs A.P. Nanjundappa?

Partition suit involving a joint Hindu family tracing lineage to a common ancestor Pillappa. The Supreme Court partly allowed the appeal, modifying the partition shares and directing the trial court t...

Statutes Cited

Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
s 89
Hindu Succession Act, 1956
s 6
Indian Contract Act, 1872
s 23
Indian Evidence Act, 1872
s 90
Registration Act, 1908
s 17 s 17(1) s 17(2)

Cases Cited (18)

IN (18)
(1964) 2 SCR 933 (1973) 1 SCC 1 (1973) 2 SCC 312 (1976) 3 SCC 119 (2004) 12 SCC 189 (2006) 1 SCC 148 (2006) 5 SCC 353 (2015) 16 SCC 787 (2016) 4 SCC (Civ) 163 (2016) 8 SCC 705 (2018) 15 SCC 130 (2019) 6 SCC 409 (2023) 13 SCC 27 2025 INSC 1286 AIR 1936 All 573 AIR 1961 SC 797 AIR 1964 SC 136 AIR 1976 SC 807

Cited By (1)

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P. Anjanappa (D) By Lrs vs A.P. Nanjundappa

Judgment

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