In Darubai v. Kamalabai, the Supreme Court held that property inherited through intestate succession under Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 is inherited as tenants-in-common with definite and separate shares, not as joint family or coparcenary property. The dispute arose after a widow sold part of the inherited property, claiming she acted as Karta for legal necessity related to a daughter’s marriage. The Court clarified that heirs inheriting under Section 8 acquire individual ownership rights in their respective shares. Since the property does not become coparcenary property, the concept of Karta does not apply. Consequently, no heir can claim authority to manage or alienate the shares of other heirs on grounds of legal necessity. The Supreme Court held that the widow could legally deal only with her own 1/5th share and had no power to sell the shares belonging to the daughters. Upholding the lower court’s findings, the Court reaffirmed that succession under the Hindu Succession Act creates separate ownership interests, with survivorship and kartaship having no application.