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Bombay High Court Upholds Will Validity in Succession Dispute — Reduces Bequest to Disposable Quota Under Portuguese Civil Code. Court holds that a testator cannot bequeath entire property to one heir if it prejudices the legitimate share of other heirs under the Portuguese Civil Code, 1867.

16 Jul 2012

The case involves a dispute over the estate of late Calverto Saldanha. The appellants, Mr. Rosario Xavier Arquibaldo Fernandes and Mrs. Anacleta Ferna...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Property Dispute Over Will Interpretation and Gift Deed Validity. High Court Erred in Interfering with First Appellate Court's Factual Finding on Nature of Bequest Under Section 100 CPC and Wrongly Applied Section 14 Hindu Succession Act When Will Conveyed Full Ownership.

22 Nov 2021

The dispute centered on a house property originally owned by Kashirao Sampatrao Deshmukh, who died in 1977 leaving his wife Shevantabai. After Kashira...

High Court

High Court of Bombay at Goa Quashes Reopening of Inventory Proceedings and Remands Will Validity Inquiry — Failure to Conduct Proper Inquiry Under Section 446 of Goa Succession, Special Notaries and Inventory Proceeding Act, 2012. The court held that reopening concluded proceedings without notice and dismissing a Will challenge without evidence is unsustainable.

8 Dec 2025

The petitioners, Maria Marta Vaz and Agnelo Constancio Vaz, challenged two orders: (1) an order dated 15.10.2022 by the Civil Judge Senior Division at...

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Bombay High Court Grants Probate of Will Executed on Same Day as Testatrix's Death, Upholding Its Validity Despite Challenge by Legal Heir. The court held that the execution of the Will was duly proved by attesting witnesses and the suspicious circumstances were dispelled.

7 Sep 2023

The plaintiff, Pravin Laxmidas Tanna, filed a suit seeking probate of the last Will and Testament dated 15.01.2004 of Savita Hiralal Bhindora, who exp...

High Court

Bombay High Court Allows Landlord to Sue Unknown Heirs in Eviction Proceedings — Procedure for Service by Substituted Service and Appointment of Administrator General. The court held that a landlord may file an eviction suit against 'heirs and legal representatives, if any' of a deceased tenant when their names and addresses are unknown, and the court may direct substituted service and appoint the Administrator General to represent the estate.

11 Apr 2018

The Bombay High Court addressed a procedural dilemma faced by landlords in Mumbai when a tenant dies and the landlord is unable to identify or locate ...

High Court

Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition for Removal of Executors in Testamentary Matter Due to No Evidence of Malfeasance and Adequate Administration. Court Rules That Executors’ Gratuitous Duties Under Section 301 Indian Succession Act, 1925 Cannot Be Undermined by Impatient Beneficiaries; Complex Estates Require Reasonable Time for Completion of Administration.

18 Apr 2011

The testamentary petition arose from the will of Ursula Dara Mistry, who died on 21 June 2007 leaving a will dated 7 February 2004 and codicil dated 2...

High Court

CIVIL REVISION APPLICATION NO. 427 OF 2009

3 Nov 2025

The case concerns eviction proceedings initiated by the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) against the occupant, Niloufer Marshall, in respect ...

High Court

Bombay High Court Adjudicates Notice of Motion for Appointment of Administrator in Estate of Deceased with Competing Wills — Interim Relief Sought Under Section 247 of Indian Succession Act, 1925. Court Examines Allegations of Fraud, Undue Influence, and Incapacity Against Two Purported Wills in Parsi Zoroastrian Succession.

24 Dec 2013

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Bombay High Court Grants Probate of Will in Testamentary Suit, Upholding Execution and Attestation. The court held that the propounder of the Will discharged the burden of proving due execution and attestation under Section 63 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, and Section 68 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, and that the caveators failed to prove suspicious circumstances.

7 May 2010

The plaintiffs, two brothers and sons of the testatrix, sought probate of the Will dated 20th March 1991 executed by their mother. The defendants, the...

High Court

Bombay High Court Dismisses Second Appeal by Purchaser in Will Dispute. Sale Deed Executed by Widow with Life Interest Declared Void Ab Initio as She Had No Right to Alienate Property Beyond Her Lifetime.

22 Aug 2017

The dispute arose from a Will executed by Hari on 22/09/1986, bequeathing 81 R land from Khasra no.95 along with a farmhouse to his son Bhojraj, and 8...

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