Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 156 · Decided 12 February 2009
Rur Singh (D) TH. LRS. & ORS. v. Bachan Kaur
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 156 · [2009] 2 S.C.R. 106
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 941/2009
- Decided
- 12 February 2009
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC Section 100; Evidence Act Section 68; Succession Act Section 63(c)
Headnote
Succession Act, 1925 : s. 63(c) - Will - Execution of- Proof of- Held Execution -1-- c of Will is required to be proved in terms of provisions of s. 63 (c) ands. 68 of Evidence Act - Villager bequeathing agricul- tural lands in favour of sons excluding daughter - Testator in sound disposing mind - by ten witnesses - Nine were independent witnesses and one D was the beneficiary - Execution and attestation concluded in one go - Order of mutation passed immediately after execu- .... tion of Will and same not challenged - Thus, Will was genu- ine and the statutory requirements were
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