Supreme Court of India · 2008-12-02
NARENDRA GOPAL VIDYARTHI vs RAJAT VIDYARTHI
- Citation / case number
- SC 2006/17689
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- NARENDRA GOPAL VIDYARTHI
- Respondent
- RAJAT VIDYARTHI
- Author
- S.B. Sinha
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA,CYRIAC JOSEPH, , ,
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the construction of a Will executed by Bishan Sahai Vidyarthi under which a property dispute arose among his heirs. The Court held that the property in question was not a Joint Hindu Family Property, affirming the lower courts' decisions based on the evidence presented. The Court clarified that the dismissal of the initial suit did not preclude the defendant from appealing, thus upholding the appellate court's ruling.