Supreme Court of India

K. Naina Mohamed (dead) through Lrs. v. A.M. Vasudevan Chettiar (d) by Lrs. & Ors.

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Reported as [2010] 7 S.C.R. 927
Bench G.S. Singhvi J.
Decided 7 July 2010

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the trial c Court and the High Court did not commit any error by relying upon clauses 10 and 11 of the Will for granting relief to respondent Nos.1 and 2.

Judgment, page 34

From the headnote

Succession Act, 1925 - s. 114 - Rule against perpetuity - Execution of Will - Life interest given to two sisters and after their death absolute rights given to their male heirs - Restriction in the Will that alienation of the property was permitted only among the male heirs of the two sisters and not to strangers - In a compromise, partition of the property in equal shares among the descendants of two sisters - Thereafter, one of the sisters and her son selling the property to a stranger - Suit challenging the sale by descendants of other sister - Vendors and vendee challenging the

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