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Bombay High Court Grants Probate of Will Dated 1977 Despite Limitation and Forgery Challenges. Executor Succeeds in Proving Due Execution and Testamentary Capacity of Testator Who Died in 1979.

The plaintiff, Suresh Manilal Mehta, filed a petition for probate of a Will dated 16th March 1977 allegedly executed by Rameshchandra Jamnadas Dalal (...

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Supreme Court Upholds Preferential Right of Heir Under Section 22 of Hindu Succession Act in Agricultural Land Dispute. Section 22 Applies to Agricultural Land as Succession is a Concurrent Subject and Section 4(2) Omission Confirms Uniform Application.

The appeal arose from a dispute between two brothers, Santokh Singh and Nathu Ram, who inherited agricultural land from their father. An arrangement f...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Succession Certificate Granted to Widow Despite Remarriage. Hindu Widows' Re-Marriage Act, 1856 Section 2 Does Not Disentitle Widow from Claiming Succession Certificate as She Inherits as Class I Heir Under Hindu Succession Act, 1956.

The case involves an appeal filed by Sanjay Purshottam Patankar, the brother of the deceased Prakash Purushottam Patankar, against an order dated 8th ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal in Testamentary Case — Disqualification Under Section 25 of Hindu Succession Act, 1956 for Murder of Husband. Conviction for murder of husband disqualifies widow from inheriting his estate as 'murderer' under Section 25 of Hindu Succession Act, 1956.

The case involves an appeal against an order of the learned Single Judge of the Bombay High Court dismissing a Chamber Summons filed by the Appellant,...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Suit Challenging Will of Deceased as Probate Granted by Dubai Court is Conclusive Under Section 41 of Indian Evidence Act. Mother's challenge to will fails as foreign probate is binding on Indian courts regarding validity and execution of will.

The plaintiff, Dr. Devika Damji Shah, mother of the deceased Dr. Mukesh Ramji Shah, filed a suit seeking a declaration that the will of the deceased d...

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Bombay High Court Allows Probate Petition for Will Executed by NRI in Ecuador. Will executed abroad by Non-Resident Indian held valid under Section 63 of Indian Succession Act, 1925, and probate granted to executor in Mumbai.

The petitioner, Sarwan Kumar Jhabarmal Choudhary, filed a testamentary petition (L) No. 6300 of 2024 in the Bombay High Court seeking probate of the L...

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Bombay High Court Allows Partition Appeal in Hindu Succession Case — Daughter Entitled to Equal Share in Ancestral Property. Court holds that a married daughter is a coparcener under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, and notional partition cannot defeat her rights.

The case involves a dispute over ancestral properties between a sister (respondent/plaintiff) and her brother's family (appellants/defendants). The re...