Supreme Court of India · 2019-04-16
Dr. R S Grewal vs Chander Parkash Soni
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2019 SUPREME COURT 3000
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Dr. R S Grewal
- Respondent
- Chander Parkash Soni
- Author
- D.Y. Chandrachud
- Bench
- Hemant Gupta, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that the will executed by Dr. Hira Singh clearly established a life interest for his daughter, Shiv Dev Kaur, in the property, which did not confer any rights of transfer or mortgage. The Court emphasized that upon the death of Shiv Dev Kaur, the property would revert to the absolute ownership of her brother's descendants, thus affirming the trial court's decree for possession. The judgment of the High Court was reversed, and the appellants were granted possession of the property as per the terms of the will.