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Bombay High Court Dismisses Pre-emption Claim Under Section 22 of Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Testamentary Succession Bars Intestate Right. Property Devolution by Will Excludes Statutory Right of Pre-emption as Section 22 Applies Only to Intestate Property.

The case involves a dispute over a suit property (Plot No.21, Laxmi Nagar, Nagpur) originally purchased by late Kashinath Subhedar in the name of his ...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Dismissal of Final Decree Petition for Default in Partition Suit. Final decree proceedings cannot be dismissed under Order IX Rule 8 CPC as they are a continuation of the suit and must be decided on merits.

The petitioners, who were plaintiffs in a suit for partition and separate possession, obtained a preliminary decree. Subsequently, they filed a final ...

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Bombay High Court Grants Probate of Will in Favor of Executor Despite Challenge by Caveator Claiming Earlier Will. Court Upholds Validity of Later Will Executed in Hospital, Finds No Suspicious Circumstances.

The case concerns a probate petition filed by Prakash Sunderdas Aswani, the sole executor named in the last Will of Pushpa Thakurdas Aswani dated 18th...

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Bombay High Court Grants Probate of Will in Favor of Executor Despite Allegations of Suspicious Circumstances. Will executed by testatrix with firm signature and solicitor-drafted formality upheld as valid under Section 63 of Indian Succession Act, 1925.

The plaintiff, Chittaranjan N. Negandhi, sought probate of a Will dated 24th May 1973 left by his mother, Bhanumati Narottamdas Chapsi. Bhanumati died...

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Bombay High Court Allows Heir to Join Testamentary Suits as Party-Defendant in Will Dispute. Daughter of Predeceased Brother Held to Have Sufficient Interest in Estate of Testator Without Children.

The judgment concerns two Chamber Summonses filed by Jyotsna Rasiklal Maniar, who claims to be the daughter of Prabhudas Chaganlal Mehta, the predecea...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Application for Condonation of Delay in Filing Caveat in Probate Proceedings — Delay of 140 Days Not Sufficiently Explained. Court Held That Awareness of Proceedings and Legal Advice Negated Claim of Ignorance, and Delay Was Not Condoned Under Section 5 of Limitation Act, 1963.

The judgment concerns a Chamber Summons filed by the applicants (caveators) seeking condonation of a 140-day delay in filing a caveat and affidavit in...