S. GURBACHAN SINGH vs THE STATE & ORS

$~105 & 106 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 27th, August, 2025 FAO 7/2019 & CM APPL. 988/2019 S. GURBACHAN SINGH .....Appellant Through: Mr. Narender Sharma and Mr. Abhishek Sharma, Advocates versus THE STATE & ORS .....Respondent Through: Ms. Vaishali Gupta, Panel Counsel (Civil), GNCTD FAO 80/2019 & CM APPL. 9106/2019 S SATINDER SINGH .....Appellant Through: Mr. Narender Sharma and Mr. Abhishek Sharma, Advocates versus THE STATE OF DELHI & ORS .....Respondent Through: Ms. Avni Singh, Panel Counsel for GNCTD CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Since identical issue has been raised in both the appeals, these have been taken up together. 2. Smt. Inderjit Kaur (since deceased) died on 27.03.2015. 3. Prior to her death, she had executed two different Wills. 4. As per one Will dated 01.02.2015, she bequeathed her movable properties in favour of her brother-in-law Sh. Gurbachan Singh and by virtue 5. Based on the aforesaid two Wills, both the aforesaid beneficiaries filed separate Probate Petitions under Section 272 of Indian Succession Act, 1925. 6. These were taken up by the learned Probate Court on 28.05.2018 and at the admissio