Grandmother gifted 2.5-acre land to son’s second wife, who sold it; granddaughter challenges sale claiming it to be ancestral land, but loses case in the High Court for this reason

Where land is concerned, every owner worries that if future generations are not responsible, they might lose it or have it taken away. Mr Arunachala Chetty had this concern as he owned 2.5 acres of land in A.K.Mottur Village, Tirupattur Taluk, and his son was not dependable. So, on November 10, 1953, he executed a Will leaving the land to his wife (Smt Unnamalaiammal), with a life interest. However, there was a condition, she couldn’t sell or give away the land, as it was meant to eventually go to his son Veerappan.

The only reason Arunachala Chetty did not give this land to Veerappan directly at that time was because Veerappan was young and lacked a sense of responsibility. As Veerapppan grew up and became an adult, he married twice and had five children.