Supreme Court of India

Shyamal Kanti Guha (d) through Lrs & Ors. v. Meena Bose

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Reported as [2008] 8 S.C.R. 639
Bench S.B. Sinha and Lokeshwar Singh Panta JJ.
Decided 14 May 2008

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Will: .... Interpretation of - Suit for partition filed by sister of the testator for declaration of title in respect of 50% of the property c in question and for partition - Construing the Will particularly clauses (10) and (11) thereof, Courts below held that bequeath in favour of Respondent-plaintiff (the sister) was absolute and . thus the suit should be decreed - On appeal, held: The testa- tor was of the opinion that the life interest should only be ere- ated in favour of his sister-respondent - This, however, would not mean that the suit for partition was not maintainable - suit for

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