Supreme Court · 1992 INSC 64 · Decided 5 March 1992
SMT. Guro v. Atma Singh and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1992 INSC 64 · [1992] 2 S.C.R. 30
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3163/1983
- Decided
- 5 March 1992
- Bench
- M. FATHIMA BEEVI, S.C. AGRAWAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 136; Succession Act Section 63
Headnote
Indian Succession Act, 1924-Section 63-Will-Mode of proving-Re­ quirements prescribed to be fulfilled-Suspicious circumstances-Genuineness of will questionetl--Onus on propounder to explain to court's satisfac­ C tion-Onus-Nature of. Constitution of India, 1950-Article 136-Appeal-Will-Mode of India, 1950-Arttcte 136-Appeal-Will-Made of prov- ing-Suspicious circumstances-High Court's failure to appreciat~// not proved to be gen~ine. Respondent No. l's grand father's brother had two sons, Ganga and Ranga and a daughter, Banti. Ranga and Banti died during the life time E of
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