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Tarwad, expression 'tarvad' in Marumakkattayam law is the name given to the joint family consisting of males and females, all descended in the female line from a common ancestress, Kalyani v. Narayanan, AIR 1980 SC 1173 (1177): (1980) Supp SCC 298: (1980) 2 SCR 1130.

A family governed by Marumakkathayam law is known as a tarwad, it consists of a mother and her children, whether male or female, and all their descendants, whether male or female, in the female line, Achuthan Nair v. Chinnammu Amma, AIR 1966 SC 411 (412): (1966) 1 SCR 454.

Tarwad is the name given to a joint family consisting of males and females who have all descended in the family line from a common ancestress. Mayne compares a tarwad to a family corporation. Every member of tarwad has equal rights in the property by reason of his or her birth in the tarwad, M.K. Balakrishna Menon v. Assistant Controller of Estate Duty-cum-Income Tax Officer, AIR 1971 SC 2392 (2393): (1971) 2 SCC 909: (1972) 1 SCR 961.