Supreme Court of India · 1998-04-15
NAGULAPATI LAKSHMAMMA vs MUPPARAJU SUBBAIAH
- Citation / case number
- SC 1988/70880
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- NAGULAPATI LAKSHMAMMA
- Respondent
- MUPPARAJU SUBBAIAH
- Author
- SRINIVASAN
- Bench
- M. SRINIVASAN G.N. RAY
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the validity of a will executed by Velugondaiah under Section 63 of the Indian Succession Act, emphasizing that for a will to be valid, it must be attested by two witnesses as per legal requirements. The Court held that the evidence presented did not sufficiently prove the will, as one attesting witness was not examined and the other did not provide credible testimony regarding the execution. Consequently, the Court upheld the High Court's decision to set aside the lower courts' judgments, affirming that the will was not legally valid.