Supreme Court of India

Chandrabhai K. Bhoir & Ors. v. Krishna Arjun Bhoir & Ors.

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Reported as [2008] 15 S.C.R. 652
Bench S.B. Sinha and Cyriac Joseph JJ.
Decided 7 November 2008

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Succession Act, 1925 - s.302 - Applicability of - Jurisdiction of testamentary Court - Agreement between ).- c parties by which terms of Will changed/altered - Enforcing of - Held: The terms of the Will cannot be changed or altered in terms of an agreement - probate when granted binds the whole world - It is a judgment in rem - Executor, therefore, has to administer the estate of the testator in terms of the Will and not on the basis of the settlement arrived at by and between the parties - Jn case of any conflict between the terms of the Will and the settlement, the former would prevail ~ ~

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