Supreme Court · 1979 INSC 85 · Decided 16 April 1979
N. Krishnammal v. R. Ekambaram & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1979 INSC 85 · [1979] 3 S.C.R. 700
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2085/1969
- Decided
- 16 April 1979
- Bench
- R.S. SARKARIA, O. CHINNAPPA REDDY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Hindu Succession Act Section 8to10; Succession Act Section 8to10
Headnote
Hindu Succession Act, 1956-Ss. 8 to 10- Scope of. Test at or's will stated that in case his son died sonless ''my heirs s/1(lll take the properties" bequeathed to him-Testator's son died without leaving behind a male issue-Expression "my heirs'' nleaning of-Testator whether created an when heirs should be ascertained. By a will the testator bequeathed certain properties to each of his three sons. With regard to his third son (NP) the testator provided in Clause 5 of the will that if he had no male issues "my heirs shall take the aforesaid properties" after his life
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