Supreme Court of India
Ramabai Padmakar Patil (d) through Lrs. and Ors. v. Rukminibai Vishnu Vekhande and Ors.
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We are of the opinion that the finding recorded by the learned District Judge to the effect that Madhav died sometime after enforcement of Hindu Succession Act is based upon a correct and proper appraisal of F evidence and no exception can be taken to the same.
Judgment, page 10
From the headnote
Hindu Succession Act, 1957; Ss. 63 and 68: Testamentary disposition of the property by a widow/mother in favolfr c of her widowed daughter excluding other heirs-:Declaratory suit filed by the daughter-Court decreed the suit-Reversed by the first appellate Court- Affirmed by the High Court-On appeal, Held, widowed daughter was living and looking after the testator for quite a long period-Execution of Will in her favour was most natural and probable conduct of a mother-Since a Will is executed to alter the mode of succession, reducing/depriving the share of heirs by the testator could not be
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