Supreme Court Upholds Trial Court Dismissal in Property Succession Suit — Testator's Last Will Implicitly Disposed of Entire Estate, Triggering Doctrine of Election Under Section 180 of Indian Succession Act. High Court Erred in Not Finding Election; Legatee Who Took Benefit Under Will Could Not Also Claim Property Previously Settled on Him.
21 Mar 1969The litigation concerned a property dispute within a family, stemming from a settlement deed executed in 1935 by one Uthupu Mani, who settled properti...
