RAMA ALAGH vs THE STATE & ORS

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on : 11 March 2025 Judgment pronounced on : 25 March 2025 FAO 319/2007 & CM APPL. 6527/2008 MRS. RAMA ALAGH & ORS. .....Appellants Through: Mr. Rakesh Saini, Adv. versus STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) & ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Deepak Tyagi and Mr. Ishan Seth, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DHARMESH SHARMA JUDGMENT DHARMESH SHARMA, J. 1. This First Appeal has been preferred under Section 299 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 [“The Act”] by three sisters, the third one now being represented through her legal heirs, assailing the impugned judgment dated 24.05.2007 passed by the learned Additional District Judge, Delhi [“Probate Court”], whereby the second Will propounded by them dated 16.06.1992 executed by their late father, Shri Jagdish Chander Mehra [“testator”] has been found to be forged and fabricated, and on the other hand, the first Will dated 31.01.1989 propounded by respondent No.2, Smt. Savita Malhotra, the daughter- in-law of the deceased testator, in favour of respondents No. 3 to 6 has FAO 319/2007 2. Briefly stated, the testator was admittedly the owner of the property bearing No. D-1/24-25, Lajpa