Bombay High Court Partly Allows Appeals in Probate and Heirship Proceedings; Holds Muslim Bequest Beyond One-Third Not Entirely Void. The High Court, in appeals under Section 299 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, held that the trial court misread the stamp paper as purchased by the appellant when it was purchased by the testator for the appellant, and that a Muslim testator's bequest exceeding one-third of the estate does not invalidate the Will entirely....
The appeals arose from a common order dated 30.09.2023 passed by the Civil Judge Senior Division, Aurangabad, in three miscellaneous applications concerning the estate of one Tajuddin Noor Mohammad Sh...
