Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 604 · Decided 16 May 2007
Apoline D' Souza v. John D Souza
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 604 · [2007] 6 S.C.R. 1103
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4608/2003
- Decided
- 16 May 2007
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MARKANDEY KATJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act Section 68; Succession Act Section 276, 63
Headnote
B Succession Act, 1925-ss. 276 and 63-Letter of administration-Grant ~- of-Testatrix executed Will bequeathing property in favour of his nephew and other who was not related-Trial Court holding execution of Will proved, c however, set aside by High Court-Held: Due execution of Will was not which established existence of suspicious circumstances-Thus, order of High Court upheld- Evidence Act, 1872-s. 68. D F executed a Will bequeathing 23 cents of land in favour of the appellant and 16 cents in favour of the respondent F had two daughters who were nuns. Appellant-beneficiary of
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