Supreme Court of India

Balwant Kaur and Anr. v. Chanan Singh and Ors.

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Reported as [2000] 3 S.C.R. 61
Bench S.B. Majmudar and M. Jagannadha Rao JJ.
Decided 18 April 2000

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Succession Act, 1925 : Section 88-Will-Inconsistent clauses in-In the earlier part of the Will testator stated that his daughter would be the heir, owner and title-holder of his c entire remaining movable and immovable properties-But in the latter part of the same Will, he stated that on the death of his daughter, his brothers would be the heirs of the properties-Held: The recitals in the latter part of the Will would operate and make the daughter only a limited estate-holder in the property bequeathed to he1: Hindu Law: Hindu Succession Act, 1956: Sections 8( a), 14( 1) and

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