Madras High Court Decides Second Appeal in Property Dispute among Legal Heirs under Section 100 CPC. First Appellate Court's Reversal of Trial Court's Decree Questioned on Substantial Questions of Law.
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High Court
High Court of Karnataka Allows Partition Appeal in Hindu Succession Act Case — Mother Granted 1/4th Share in Joint Family Property. Court held that a mother is entitled to equal share with her sons in the property of her deceased son under Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, and that the property was not ancestral but self-acquired.
13 Jun 2025The appellant, Venkubai, mother of the deceased Ravindra Shanbhag, filed a Regular First Appeal against the judgment and decree dated 03.03.2016 passe...
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Supreme Court
Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Partition Suit Based on Hindu Widow's Remarriage Act, 1856 — Uterine Brother Cannot Claim Share Through Mother Who Remarried. Section 2 of the Hindu Widow's Remarriage Act, 1856 divests a widow of all rights in her deceased husband's property upon remarriage, and a child born from the second marriage cannot claim inheritance through the mother from the first husband's estate.
9 Apr 2024The present appeal arises out of a suit for partition instituted by Thiyyer Kunnath Meethal Chandu (Chandu) claiming 8/20 shares in a suit property si...
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High Court
Bombay High Court Dismisses Application for Withdrawal of Suit by Legal Representatives in Property Dispute — Held That Executors of Deceased Plaintiff's Will Are Necessary Parties and Suit Cannot Be Withdrawn Without Their Consent
30 Nov -0001The case involves a Notice of Motion filed by H.H. Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia and Smt. Madhavi Raje Madhavrao Scindia, who are legal representativ...
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High Court
High Court of Judicature at Bombay Dismisses Testamentary Suit Seeking Probate of Will Due to Forgery and Undue Influence. The Court Held That the Propounders Failed to Prove Due Execution and Testamentary Capacity, and That the Earlier Charitable Will Remained Unrevoked.
25 Sep 2014This testamentary suit arose from a petition for probate of the alleged last will of Jimmy Keki Tarachand, dated 27 December 2004. The original plaint...
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High Court
High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal in Declaration Suit — Minor Defendants' Rights Not Properly Represented; Remands for Fresh Consideration. The trial court's decree for declaration and injunction was set aside due to failure to appoint guardian ad litem for minor defendants under Order 32 Rule 3 CPC.
10 Jul 2018The case involves a Regular First Appeal filed under Section 96 read with Order 41 Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, against the judgment a...
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Supreme Court
Supreme Court Upholds Validity of Relinquishment Deed Executed by Karta in Joint Hindu Family Property Case. Relinquishment deed executed by eldest male member as Karta is valid and binding on minor coparceners, and suit for declaration filed beyond limitation period is barred.
13 Dec 2021The present appeal arises from a suit filed in 1994 by four younger sons of late M.C. Rudrappa seeking a declaration that a relinquishment deed dated ...
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High Court
Bombay High Court Appoints Court Receiver as Administrator Pendente Lite in Testamentary Suit Due to Executor's Incarceration and Risk to Estate. The court held that under Section 247 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, an administrator pendente lite can be appointed when the executor is unable to act, to preserve the estate pending determination of the suit.
3 Oct 2024The dispute arises from the estate of Timothy D'Souza, who died on 7 April 2003. The plaintiff, Lalit D'Souza, propounded a Will dated 14 March 2003 a...
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High Court
High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal by Minor Defendants in Declaration Suit — Remands for Fresh Trial Due to Inadequate Representation. The decree for declaration and permanent injunction was set aside as the minor defendants were not properly represented by their natural guardian under Order 41 Rule 1 CPC.
10 Jul 2018The Regular First Appeal No.1484/2003 was filed by the defendants (minors represented by their mother) against the judgment and decree dated 14.08.200...
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Supreme Court
Supreme Court Allows Partition Suit by Granddaughter of Former Ruler — Private Properties of Nawab of Rampur to Be Distributed Under Muslim Personal Law, Not Primogeniture. Merger Agreement Guarantee of Succession to Gaddi Does Not Cover Private Properties Declared Under Article 4.
31 May 2019The case concerns the succession to properties declared as private properties by Nawab Raza Ali Khan, the former ruler of Rampur, under the Merger Agr...
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