Supreme Court of India · 2019-12-10
TRIJUGI NARAIN (D) THR.LRS. . vs SANKOO (D) THR. LRS.
- Citation / case number
- SC 2008/33472
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- TRIJUGI NARAIN (D) THR.LRS. .
- Respondent
- SANKOO (D) THR. LRS.
- Author
- HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
- Bench
- HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. ABDUL NAZEER, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJIV KHANNA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the nature of property rights concerning plot number 16 in Allahabad, determining that the property was part of the estate of the erstwhile Maharaja of Maihar. The Court held that the will executed by Brij Narthi Singh did not confer any rights to the joint Hindu family, thus rendering the sale of the property by Gohind Singh to Narayan Dubey void. The Court reaffirmed the principles of inheritance and the validity of wills under Hindu law, ultimately dismissing the appeals against the lower court's decision.