Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 217 · Decided 16 April 2010
Balathandayutham & ANR. v. Ezhilarasan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 217 · [2010] 4 S.C.R. 733
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7357/2002
- Decided
- 16 April 2010
- Bench
- G.S. SINGHVI, A.K. GANGULY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act Section 68; Succession Act Section 63
Headnote
Indian Succession Act, 1925 - s.63 - Execution of unprivileged Wills - Execution of registered Will by testator­ Certain properties bequeathed in favour of his sons and C daughters but no property bequeathed to his eldest son­ claimant - Suit by one of the beneficiaries - Claimant's case revoked by testator by subsequent Wills - First appellate court decreeing the suit in favour of beneficiary holding that the existence of D first Will was admitted and the subsequent Wills were not proved - Upheld by High Court - On appeal, held: Subsequent Wills are surrounded by various
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