Supreme Court of India

Bharpur Singh & Ors. v. Shamsher Singh

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Reported as [2008] 17 S.C.R. 517
Decided 12 December 2008

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Indian Succession Act, 1925 - ss. 63 and 61 - Will - Execution of -Execution of Will by old lady in favour of 'Agnate' separated by five degrees, disinheriting her daughter - Beneficiary of Will mortgagee and tenant of testatrix - Allegation of suspicious circumstances by legal heirs of testatrix - Trial court holding that beneficiary failed to prove ex'ecution of legal and valid Will - However, appellate court 0 as also High Court holding that execution of Will proved - On appeal, held: Court should adopt rational approach and satisfy ''its conscience as existence of suspicious circumstances

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