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january 2019

Supreme Court of India · 2019-01-23

Radhamma vs H.N. Muddukrishna

Citation / case number
AIR 2019 SUPREME COURT 643
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
Radhamma
Respondent
H.N. Muddukrishna
Bench
Ajay Rastogi, A.M. Khanwilkar

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision that the appellants are not entitled to a share in the joint family properties, affirming the execution of the Will under Section 68 of the Evidence Act and the provisions of Section 30 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. The Court found no merit in the appellants' claims regarding the suspicious nature of the Will, as the High Court's findings were based on a thorough reappraisal of evidence. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed, maintaining the High Court's ruling that the properties in question were either joint family properties or self-acquired by the testator.

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