Supreme Court of India

V. Prabhakara v. Basavaraj K. (dead) by Lr. & Anr.

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Reported as [2021] 11 S.C.R. 377
Bench Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M. M. Sundresh JJ.
Decided 7 October 2021

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons aforesaid, we have no hesitation in holding that the judgment and decree of the Appellate Court rendered i n RFA No. 692 of 2004 as confirmed in R.P. No.279 of 2007 is required to be set aside.

Judgment, page 19

From the headnote

Will – Indian Succession Act – s.63 – Evidence Act – s.68 – Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – s.96 – Suit for dec laration and possession of suit property – Appellant claimed title over the property on the basis of registered Will (Ext.P4) executed b y the owner – Respondents admitted execution of Ext.P4, however sought dismi ssal of suit in view of a subsequent unregistered Will (Ext.D1), allegedly executed by the owner in favour of respondent no.2 (m inor son of respondent no.1-erstwhile brother-in-law of the app ellant) – Suit decreed by trial court – First Appellate Court dismissed the suit

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