Supreme Court of India · 1999-03-30
SHRI LACHHMAN SINGH (DEAD) BY LRS. vs SHRI RAJA RAM SINGH .
- Citation / case number
- SC 1983/64472
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- SHRI LACHHMAN SINGH (DEAD) BY LRS.
- Respondent
- SHRI RAJA RAM SINGH .
- Author
- S.Saghir Ahmad S.R.Babu
- Bench
- S.Saghir Ahmad S.R.Babu
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the interpretation of a Will executed by Arjun Singh under the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950, specifically Sections 171 and 209. The Court held that the Will included bhumidhari rights, allowing the widow of Arjun Singh to inherit the property, and that the plaintiffs, claiming as heirs, were not entitled to a share as the Will was valid and encompassed all properties. The Court quashed the order of the Board of Revenue, thereby upholding the High Court's decision.