Indian Succession Act, 1925

Supreme Court Upholds Trial Court Decision in Will Dispute: Murthy vs. Saradambal (2021)

/ B.V. Nagarathna, Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Indian Evidence Act, 1872 with Section 68, Indian Succession Act, 1925, Indian Succession Act, 1925 with Section 63, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao

Supreme Court Upholds Trial Court Decision in Will Dispute: Murthy vs. Saradambal (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of a Will and the burden of proof on the propounder to remove suspicious circumstances. CASE TYPE: Testamentary/Civil Case Name: Murthy & Ors. vs. C. Saradambal & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 10th December, 2021 Date of the Judgment: 10th December, […]

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Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Will in Haryana Land Dispute: State of Haryana vs. Harnam Singh (2021)

/ Aniruddha Bose, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 with Section 100, Indian Succession Act, 1925, Indian Succession Act, 1925 with Section 63, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Second Appeal, Wills

Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Will in Haryana Land Dispute LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can overturn concurrent findings of lower courts on the genuineness of a will in a second appeal under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Dispute, Succession Case Name: State of

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Supreme Court clarifies the validity of a sale deed executed by an heir after a Will: Badrilal vs. Suresh (28 October 2021)

/ Abhay S. Oka, Ajay Rastogi, Indian Succession Act, 1925, Indian Succession Act, 1925 with Section 63, Indian Succession Act, 1925 with Section 70, Judges, Wills

Supreme Court Clarifies Validity of Sale Deed Post Will: Badrilal vs. Suresh (2021) Date of the Judgment: 28 October 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 727 Judges: Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice Abhay S. Oka Can a sale deed executed by an heir be valid if it concerns property bequeathed under a will, without a prior partition?

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Supreme Court Transfers Testamentary Case to Delhi High Court, Dismisses Partition Suit Transfer: Ravinder Nath Agarwal vs. Yogender Nath Agarwal (2021)

/ Indian Succession Act, 1925, Indian Succession Act, 1925 with Section 213, Indian Succession Act, 1925 with Section 264, Indian Succession Act, 1925 with Section 273, Judges, V. Ramasubramanian

Supreme Court Transfers Testamentary Case to Delhi High Court, Dismisses Partition Suit Transfer: Ravinder Nath Agarwal vs. Yogender Nath Agarwal (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a testamentary case should take precedence over a previously filed partition suit, and the appropriate jurisdiction for these cases when multiple properties are involved. CASE TYPE: Civil (Testamentary and Partition) Case

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Supreme Court Clarifies Restrictions on Agricultural Land Transfers via Wills: Vinodchandra Sakarlal Kapadia vs. State of Gujarat (2020)

/ A.S. Bopanna, Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948, Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 with Section 43, Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 with Section 63, Indian Succession Act, 1925, Indu Malhotra, Judges, Restrictions on Land Transfer, Testamentary Disposition, Uday Umesh Lalit

Supreme Court Clarifies Restrictions on Agricultural Land Transfers via Wills: Vinodchandra Sakarlal Kapadia vs. State of Gujarat (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether agricultural land can be transferred to a non-agriculturist through a will under the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948. CASE TYPE: Land Law, Tenancy Law Case Name: Vinodchandra Sakarlal Kapadia etc. vs. State

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court Decision on Will Dispute: Shivakumar & Ors. vs. Sharanabasappa & Ors. (24 April 2020)

/ A.M. Khanwilkar, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 with Order XLI Rule 23, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 with Order XLI Rule 23A, Dinesh Maheshwari, Hemant Gupta, Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Indian Evidence Act, 1872 with Section 68, Indian Succession Act, 1925, Indian Succession Act, 1925 with Section 59, Indian Succession Act, 1925 with Section 61, Indian Succession Act, 1925 with Section 63, Judges

Supreme Court Upholds High Court Decision on Will Dispute: Shivakumar & Ors. vs. Sharanabasappa & Ors. (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of a Will and the presence of suspicious circumstances. CASE TYPE: Civil Appellate Jurisdiction – Property Law Case Name: Shivakumar & Ors. vs. Sharanabasappa & Ors. Judgment Date: 24 April 2020 Introduction Date of the

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Supreme Court Upholds Absolute Ownership of Property Bequeathed in Will: M.S. Bhavani & Anr. vs. M.S. Raghu Nandan (2020)

/ Absolute Ownership, Indian Succession Act, 1925, Indian Succession Act, 1925 with Section 88, Indian Succession Act, 1925 with Section 95, Judges, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Property Law, R. Subhash Reddy, Testamentary Law, Will Interpretation

Supreme Court Upholds Absolute Ownership of Property Bequeathed in Will: M.S. Bhavani & Anr. vs. M.S. Raghu Nandan (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of a will to determine the nature of property rights bequeathed. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Dispute Case Name: M.S. Bhavani & Anr. vs. M.S. Raghu Nandan Judgment Date: March 5, 2020

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Supreme Court Upholds Will-Based Property Division in Family Dispute: Sajan Sethi vs. Rajan Sethi (2020)

/ Indian Succession Act, 1925, Indian Succession Act, 1925 with Section 2(h), Judges, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Partition of Property, Property Law, R. Subhash Reddy, Will Interpretation

Supreme Court Upholds Will-Based Property Division in Family Dispute: Sajan Sethi vs. Rajan Sethi (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of a will and property division among family members. CASE TYPE: Civil (Property Partition) Case Name: Sajan Sethi vs Rajan Sethi Judgment Date: 02 March 2020 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 02 March 2020 Citation: Civil Appeal

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Supreme Court overturns High Court on Will validity: Raj Kumari & Ors. vs. Surinder Pal Sharma (2019)

/ Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Indian Evidence Act, 1872 with Section 68, Indian Evidence Act, 1872 with Section 71, Indian Succession Act, 1925, Indian Succession Act, 1925 with Section 63, Judges, S. Abdul Nazeer, Sanjiv Khanna

Supreme Court overturns High Court on Will validity: Raj Kumari & Ors. vs. Surinder Pal Sharma (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of a Will and its proof under the Indian Succession Act and the Evidence Act. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Raj Kumari and Others vs. Surinder Pal Sharma [Judgment Date]: 17 December 2019 Date of

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Supreme Court Revokes Probate Granted Without Proper Citation: Manju Puri vs. Rajiv Singh Hanspal (2019)

/ Ashok Bhushan, Indian Succession Act, 1925, Indian Succession Act, 1925 with Section 263, Indian Succession Act, 1925 with Section 283, Judges, Navin Sinha, Rules of the High Court at Calcutta, Rules of the High Court at Calcutta with Chapter XXXV

Supreme Court Revokes Probate Granted Without Proper Citation: Manju Puri vs. Rajiv Singh Hanspal (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a probate can be revoked if it was granted without issuing citations to legal heirs, especially when a no-objection certificate is suspected to be forged. CASE TYPE: Testamentary/Probate Law Case Name: Manju Puri vs. Rajiv Singh Hanspal

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Supreme Court Sets Limitation for Revocation of Letters of Administration: Ramesh Nivrutti Bhagwat vs. Dr. Surendra Manohar Parakhe (2019)

/ Arun Mishra, Indian Succession Act, 1925, Indian Succession Act, 1925 with Section 228, Indian Succession Act, 1925 with Section 263, Indian Succession Act, 1925 with Section 276, Judges, Limitation Act, 1963, Limitation Act, 1963 with Article 137, S. Ravindra Bhat, Vineet Saran

Supreme Court Sets Limitation for Revocation of Letters of Administration: Ramesh Nivrutti Bhagwat vs. Dr. Surendra Manohar Parakhe (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of the limitation period for filing an application for revocation of letters of administration. CASE TYPE: Succession Law Case Name: Ramesh Nivrutti Bhagwat vs. Dr. Surendra Manohar Parakhe [Judgment Date]: October 4, 2019

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Supreme Court clarifies succession of Mutawalli in Waqf: Md. Abrar vs. Meghalaya Board of Wakf (26 September 2019)

/ Ajay Rastogi, Indian Succession Act, 1925, Indian Succession Act, 1925 with Section 25, Judges, Lineal Consanguinity, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Mutawalli, N.V. Ramana, Waqf Law, Waqf Law with Section 63

Supreme Court Clarifies Mutawalli Succession in Waqf Properties: Md. Abrar vs. Meghalaya Board of Wakf (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Determining the rightful succession of a mutawalli in a Waqf property, specifically concerning descendants through the female line. CASE TYPE: Waqf Law Case Name: Md. Abrar vs. Meghalaya Board of Wakf & Anr. [Judgment Date]: 26 September

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