Supreme Court of India
H. Venkatachala Iyengar v. B. N. Thimmajamma & Others
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Will-Mode of proof-Pnus-Suspicious circumstances-Re moval of such suspicion, if part of the initial burden on the propo under-Indian Evidence Act, r872 (I of r87z), ss. 45, 47, 67, 68- Indian Succession Act, r9z5 (XXXIX of r9z5), ss. 59, 63. The mode of proving a will does not ordinarily differ from that of proving any other document except as to the special requirement of attestation prescribed in the case of a will by s. 63 of the Indian Succession Act. Proof in either case cannot be mathematically precise and certain and so the test should be one of satisfaction of a prudent mind in such
Where later benches applied it
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- 2010 S.R. Srinavasa and Ors. v. S. Padmavathamma
- 2026 Parvathi Nairthi (dead) v. Laxmi Nairthy (dead) through Lrs.
- 2025 Gurdial Singh (dead) through Lr v. Jagir Kaur (dead) and Anr. Etc.
- 2014 Leela Rajagopal & Ors. v. Kamala Menon Cocharan & Ors.
- 2026 Pazhanathal (d) Thr. Lrs. v. Alamathal (d) Thr.lrs.
- 2023 Moturu Nalini Kanth v. Gainedi Kaliprasad (dead, through Lrs.)
- 2022 Swarnalatha & Ors. v. Kalavathy & Ors.
- 2021 Venigalla Koteswaramma v. Malempati Suryamba & Ors.
- 2020 Kavita Kanwar v. Mrs. Pamela Mehta & Ors.
- 2020 Shivakumar & Ors. v. Sharanabasappa & Ors.
- 2020 Dhanpat v. Sheo Ram (deceased) through Lrs. & Ors.
- 2019 Raj Kumari and Others v. Surinder Pal Sharma
- 2015 Jagdish Chand Sharma v. Narain Singh Saini (dead) through His Lrs. & Ors.
- 2013 M.B. Ramesh (d) by Lrs. v. K.M. Veeraje Urs (d) by Lrs. & Ors.
- 2010 Gopal Swaroop v. Krishna Murari Mangal & Ors.
- 2009 Yumnam Ongbi Tampha Ibemma Devi v. Yumnam Joykumar Singh & Ors.
- 2008 Bharpur Singh & Ors. v. Shamsher Singh
- 2007 Savithri and Ors. v. Karthyayani Amma and Ors.
- 2007 Apoline D' Souza v. John D Souza
- 2007 Benga Behera and Anr. v. Braja Kishore Nanda and Ors.
- 2007 Adivekka and Ors. v. Hanamavva Kom Venkatesh D by Lrs. and Anr.
- 2006 Niranjan Umeshchandra Joshi v. Mridula Jyoti Rao and Ors.
- 2006 B. Venkatamuni v. C.j.yodhya Ram Singh and Ors.
- 2005 Sridevi and Ors. v. Jayraja Shetty and Ors.
- 2003 Uma Devi Nambiar and Ors. v. T.C. Sidhan (dead)
- 2003 Ramabai Padmakar Patil (d) through Lrs. and Ors. v. Rukminibai Vishnu Vekhande and Ors.
- 2001 N. Kamalam (dead) and Anr. v. Ayyasamy and Anr.
- 2000 Palanivelayutham Pillai and Ors. v. Ramachandran and Ors.
- 1996 Mrs. Joyce Primrose Prestor v. Miss Vera Marie Vas and Ors.
- 1992 Smt. Guro v. Atma Singh and Ors.
- 1989 Kalyan Singh, London Trained, Cutter, Johri Bazar, Jaipur v. Smt. Chhoti and Ors.
- 1981 Indu Bala Bose & Ors. v. Manindra Chandra Bose & Anr.
- 1974 Surendra Pal & Ors. v. Saraswati Arora & Anr.
- 1964 Ramchandra Rambux v. Champabai and Others
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