Supreme Court of India · 2009-03-06
Parmanand Patel (D) Th. Lrs. & Anr vs Sudha A.Chowgule & Ors
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2009 SUPREME COURT 1593
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Parmanand Patel (D) Th. Lrs. & Anr
- Respondent
- Sudha A.Chowgule & Ors
- Author
- S.B. Sinha
- Bench
- Cyriac Joseph, S.B. Sinha
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the validity of a Will executed by Parmanand Patel on 23rd January 2005, which bequeathed his properties to his daughters Sudha and Jaya. The Court held that the Will, despite being undated, was valid as it was executed in the presence of witnesses and reflected the testator's intentions. The Court emphasized that the distribution of shares and properties must adhere to the stipulations laid out in the Will and related documents, thereby upholding the testamentary disposition as lawful under the Indian Succession Act, 1925.