Supreme Court of India
State of Haryana v. Harnam Singh (dead) Thr. Lrs. & Ors.
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What the Court ordered
Resultantly, this appeal is allowed, the judgments and decrees of both the courts below are set aside and the suit of the plaintiff is decreed quashing the mutation sanctioned in favour of the state.
Judgment, page 6
From the headnote
Succession Act, 1925: s.63 – Exection of unpriveleged W ills – Proving of Will u/s.63 – Held: Requirement of s. 63 cannot be fulfilled by mechanical compliance of the stipulati ons therein – Evidence of meeting the requirement of the said provi sion must be reliable – On facts, person claiming to be scribe of the Will as well as the two attesting witnesses deposed to support t he case of the original plaintiff, but both the trial court and th e first appellate court disbelieved their testimony – Thumb impressio n of testator was not matched – Contradiction in the evidences of attesting
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