Supreme Court of India

Kuppuswamy Chettiar v. A. S. P.A. Arumugam Chettiar and Another

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Reported as [1967] 1 S.C.R. 275
Bench K. N. Wanchoo, J.C. Shah and R. S. Bachawat JJ.
Decided 6 September 1966

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Transfer of Property Act, 1882, s. 123-Registered Release Deed­ .exec.uted without consideration in presence of nwre than Hva witnesses­ Whether effectively passes 'title-Whether can only enlarge interest of re­ leasee--Or transfer title to one havlng no ritle. By a will made in August 1931, P, who was the grand-father of the respondents, bequeithed certa.in immovable ·properties to ~is paternal uncle's daughter K. In January 1952, the respondents instituted a suit against sev;iral per$0ns including K challenging inter alia the validity of the bequest made by P. In February 1952 K died·

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