Supreme Court of India · 2015-10-08
Yellapu Uma Maheswari & Anr vs Buddha Jagadheeswararao & Ors
- Citation / case number
- (2016) 1 ICC 1
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Yellapu Uma Maheswari & Anr
- Respondent
- Buddha Jagadheeswararao & Ors
- Author
- N.V. Ramana
- Bench
- N.V. Ramana, Ranjan Gogoi
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's dismissal of the Revision Petition in CRP No. 3419 of 2013, confirming the lower court's ruling in O.S No. 10 of 2004 regarding partition of property. The Court found that the plaintiff, claiming a share based on a Will executed by his foster father, could not establish his entitlement due to prior partition agreements and the execution of a subsequent Will by the life estate holder. The Court emphasized the importance of adhering to prior partition agreements and the validity of executed Wills under the Indian Succession Act, leading to the dismissal of the appeal.