Pentala Raghavaiah vs Boggawarapu Peda Ammayya on 23 September, 1997
He has also tried to rely upon the decision of the Madras High Court reported in K.M. Raghothaman v. M.P. Kannappan, . It is observed in the said decision that in respect of the debts contracted by the father even for his personal benefit, at a point of time when he is joint with his sons, the sons are liable to pay such debts unless the debts were incurred for immoral or illegal purposes and that such liability of the sons, which had its origin in an obligation of the piety and religion, has since metamorphosed into one of legal liability, but that does not, however, extend to debts tainted with immorality. But in the present case, even though the debt contracted by the father of the petitioner is of commercial character and was incurred in connection with the Tobacco business started by him, though for the first time, it is not established that such debt is 'Avyavaharika' debt and is tainted with immorality.