VASANTHA (DEAD) THR. L.R. vs RAJALAKSHMI @ RAJAM (DEAD) THR. LRS.

The Supreme Court addressed the validity of multiple settlement deeds executed by Thayammal concerning property rights. It held that the First Settlement Deed, which granted rights to Saroja, was valid and that subsequent deeds did not extinguish her rights as they were executed after her death. The Court ruled in favor of Gopalakrishnan, affirming his claim as the sole heir of Saroja under the First Settlement Deed, thereby reversing the lower court's decisions that favored the subsequent interests created by the later deeds.