Supreme Court of India

N. Kasturi v. D. Ponnammal and Others

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Reported as [1961] 3 S.C.R. 955
Bench P.B. Gajendragadkar and K.N. Wanchoo JJ.
Decided 23 February 1961

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Will-Construction-Bequest to Kin the absence of adoption­ Testator's intention to adopt K-Authority to adopt given lo widow -No adoption made-K's rights, whether vested interest subject to defeasance by subsequent adoption. testator, who was childless, executed a will on April 28, 1937, and died on March IO, 1939, leaving him surviving his . ·• widow. In cl. 6 of the will he expressed his desire to adopt a boy and stated that in case he did not make an adoption during his life-time his wife shall adopt K. He also conferred authorityQo hi~ ~~2 1961 Kast1tri v. Ponnannnal 956 SUPREME COURT

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