Supreme Court of India

Mauleshwar Mani and Ors. v. Jagdish Prasad and Ors.

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Reported as [2002] 1 S.C.R. 423
Bench V.N. Khare and Ashok Bhan JJ.
Decided 23 January 2002

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Hindu Succession Act, 1956 : Will-Execution of-Rule of construction-it has to be read in its "' entirely-No part of it is excluded or made redundant-Court to reconcile any c inconsistency in it-Absolute estate-Conferment o,f-Where testator has given the property to devisee with a right of alienation-The Testator cannot be allowed to bequeath the same property in favour of second set of persons in ,,.. 'the same Will. U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act 1950---Ss. 169, 172 and 174-Law does not permit a Bhumidhar to create successive legatees ,,._ under a Will-He can bequeaJh his

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