Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 1021 · Decided 9 October 2007
Sunil Gupta v. Kiran Girhotra and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 1021 · [2007] 10 S.C.R. 827
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4729/2007
- Decided
- 9 October 2007
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, H.S. BEDI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Succession Act Section 263, 283
Headnote
Succession Act, 1925-ss. 263 and 283-Probate proceedings­ Jmpleadment of purc~aser of property belonging to testator as a necessary party-Entitlement of-Held: Transferee of property during C pendency of proceedings is not a necessary party-Citation are necessary to be made to only of those his predecessor, of the property forming subject matter of Will, took risk of the result of the probate proceedings before purchasing D properties, as such is not a necessary party-Thus, purchaser not entitled to be impleaded in the probate proceedings. HB executed a Will on 09.09.1997.
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