Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 697 · Decided 8 July 1996
Usha Subbarao v. B.E. Vishveswariah and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 697 · [1996] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 106
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 9062/1996
- Decided
- 8 July 1996
- Bench
- S.C. AGRAWAL, G.T. NANAVATI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Transfer of Property Act; Succession Act
Headnote
Indian Succession Act, 1925-Sections ll9, 120-Tramfer of Prope1ty Act, 1882--Sec. 19-Date of vesting of legacy-Detennination of-Distinction C between a vested interest and contingent interest. Wills--Constmction of---lntention to be asce1tained from words used keeping in view sun·ounding filed a suit claiming 1/5 share of her deceased husband i11 the properties left by her father-in-law, on the basis of a Will. The testato1r had died in 1938 leaving behind his wife and five sons. The appellant was the wife of one of the testator's son who died in 1954 without leaving any
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