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Supreme Court Upholds Charitable Bequest and Acceleration of Remainder in Will Interpretation. The Court held that a bequest for two purposes without allocation results in equal moieties, and that the remainder is accelerated when the life legatee predeceases the testator under Section 105 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925.

17 Mar 1969

The dispute concerned the interpretation of a will executed by one Appanna on 14 July 1948. Appanna died on 12 March 1953 without a wife or lineal des...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Will Interpretation Case; Bequest to Unborn Sons Held Void Under Hindu Law. Bequest to Sons Born After Testator's Death Fails Under Tagore v. Tagore Doctrine; Life Estate to Brother Upheld, Daughters' Contingent Bequest Not Effective.

17 Sep 1969

The dispute arose from a will jointly executed on May 9, 1946 by two Hindu brothers, Krishnan Nadar and Raman Nadar, concerning the assets of Krishnan...

High Court

Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition for Revocation of Probate in Testamentary Matter — No Caveat Filed, No Caveatable Interest Shown. Court holds that a person who has not filed a caveat and has no caveatable interest cannot seek revocation of probate under Section 263 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925.

14 Dec 2016

The case pertains to a petition for revocation of probate filed by Radhika Bhargava and others (petitioners) against Arjun Sahgal and others (responde...

High Court

Bombay High Court Grants Probate of Will and Codicil in Favor of Executors Despite Caveat by Son — Execution and Attestation Proved Under Section 63 of Indian Succession Act, 1925. The court held that the Will and Codicil were duly executed and attested, and the caveator's allegations of undue influence and lack of testamentary capacity were not substantiated.

11 Jun 2014

The plaintiffs, being three of the executors named in the last Will and Testament dated 16th June, 1999 and a Codicil dated 23rd July, 2001 of Sorabji...

High Court

Bombay High Court Grants Probate to Deceased Wife's Will in Testamentary Suit Filed by Husband. Sons' Allegations of Forgery, Undue Influence, and Mutual Will Irrevocability Fail; Court Holds Due Execution Proved Under Indian Succession Act, 1925.

7 Mar 2013

The plaintiff, husband of the deceased Vilasgauri Manilal Doshi, filed a testamentary suit seeking probate of his wife’s will dated 15 April 1970. T...

High Court

High Court of Bombay Reconsiders Refusal to Grant Letters of Administration in Mother's Will Dispute. Single Judge Found Suspicious Circumstances; Division Bench Earlier Allowed Appeal but Supreme Court Remanded for Fresh Adjudication.

30 Dec 2025

This matter involves a testamentary suit where the appellant, Myra Philomena Collaco, sought Letters of Administration with the Will dated 7 July 1982...

High Court

Bombay High Court Considers Originating Summons Regarding Interpretation of Will and Executor’s Discretion. Questions Raised Include Validity of Purchase of Bungalow Instead of Flat and Nature of Bequeath to Plaintiff and Granddaughter Under Clauses 15, 6, 7, etc.

19 Jan 2005

The present originating summons arose from disputes concerning the last will and testament of Mrs. Pillo M. Ghaswala, who died on 7 October 1989. The ...

High Court

Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Property Dispute Involving Will and Gift Deed Validity — Execution of Gift Deed by Minor and Subsequent Will Found Invalid Due to Lack of Testamentary Capacity and Undue Influence. The court held that a gift deed executed by a minor is void ab initio under the Portuguese Civil Code, and a will executed under undue influence is invalid.

11 Mar 2015

The case involves a property dispute in Goa concerning the estate of one Joao Fernandes. The appellant, Sqn. Ldr. A. P. Fernandes, challenged a gift d...

High Court

Bombay High Court Dismisses Probate Suit as Attesting Witnesses Deny Testator's Presence During Execution. Will Not Proved in Solemn Form Due to Non-Compliance with Section 63(c) of Indian Succession Act, 1925.

10 Feb 2017

The dispute concerned the estate of Sahadev Deraj Shah, who died on 5th January 1998. His second wife, Shobhana, and the executors propounded a Will d...

High Court

Bombay High Court Dismisses Executor's Probate Suit for Failure to Prove Testamentary Capacity and Proof of Undue Influence by Caveators. Court holds that propounder of thumb-impressed will did not dispel suspicious circumstances surrounding execution and testatrix's unsound mind under Indian Succession Act, 1925.

8 Mar 2016

The suit was a probate action seeking grant of probate of the last will and testament dated 7th February 1996 of Nergish Keki Cassad, who died on 5th ...

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