Supreme Court of India · 1990-04-12
ELIZABETH ANTONY vs MICHEL CHARLES JOHN CHOWN LENGERA
- Citation / case number
- SC 1985/67095
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- ELIZABETH ANTONY
- Respondent
- MICHEL CHARLES JOHN CHOWN LENGERA
- Author
- K. JAYACHANDRA REDDY
- Bench
- K. JAYACHANDRA REDDY
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court dismissed the petition challenging the lower courts' decisions regarding the caveatable interest in a probate matter under the Indian Succession Act, 1925, specifically Sections 263 and 288. The Court held that granting probate does not resolve title disputes and that findings on caveatable interest are limited to the probate context, allowing for revocation under Section 263. The petitioner failed to substantiate her caveatable interest as neither the will nor the gift-deed was filed, and the Trust had ceased to exist.