In Absence Of Karta, Any Member Of The Family May Be Permitted To Prosecute The Suit

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01/2020

In Absence Of Karta, Any Member Of The Family May Be Permitted To Prosecute The Suit

In WRIT PETITION NO. 9267 OF 2019, Mrs. Madhuri Doulatram Choitram vs Lachmandas Tulsiram Nayar (HUF), the Bombay High Court has held that where a Karta has not been appointed, any member of the HUF may represent the family in the capacity of a co-owner, in a suit for eviction of tenants from the demised premises.

The High Court has further clarified that for a member of HUF to institute and maintain a suit on behalf of the family, two conditions must be satisfied:
1) All the other members (co-owners) should not have any objection to the suit; and
2) The representative members must satisfy the absence of Karta

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