Supreme Court of India

Savithri and Ors. v. Karthyayani Amma and Ors.

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Reported as [2007] 11 S.C.R. 404
Bench S.B. Sinha and Harjit Singh Bedi JJ.
Decided 12 October 2007

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From the headnote

I- '""( Succession Act, 1925-s. 63 - Will-Execution of-Allegation of c suspicious circumstances - Execution of Will by testator in favour of his sister and her children with whom he had been living and who had been looking after him and his medical expenses during major portion of his life-Challenge to, by testator's son on the ground of suspicious circumstances-Held: Will was product of .free will-Deprivation of due share by natural heirs would not amount to suspicious circumstance- · Moreso, testator left something for his son-Thus, execution of Will was genuine. >-.... ,• ' ss. 63 and

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 referred to · 5 mentioned

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