Ambati Ramakumar And Another vs A.V. Chalamappa Setty And Others on 4 September, 1997
317 and Murugayya v. Palaniyandi, (1916) 63 C 507, the whole meaning of Mitakshara is reviewed. These were the cases of partition of joint ancestral property. It is clear that a father can during his life time partition his self-acquired property amongst his sons. He can make a partition for the benefit of his sons of his self-acquired property.