Supreme Court of India

Niranjan Umeshchandra Joshi v. Mridula Jyoti Rao and Ors.

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Reported as [2006] SUPP. 10 S.C.R. 1214
Bench S.B. Sinha and Markandey Ka Tju JJ.
Decided 15 December 2006

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that no case has been made out to interfere with the findings of both the learned Single Judge as also the Division Bench of the High Court.

Judgment, page 20

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Succession Act, 1925-Will-Execution of-Allegations of suspicious circumstances-Sustainability of-Held: Probate cannot be granted since execution of Will was surrounded by suspicious circumstances-Circumstances in which Will was prepared, attested and executed raised doubt about its genuineness, though Will bears the signatures of the testator-Disposition made in Will by testator unnatural and unfair-Propounder took part in execution of Will being sole recipient of legacy-Also non-examination of independent witnesses-Thus, order of courts below calls for no interference. Deceased was survived

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