Supreme Court of India

Sameer Kapoor and Another v. The State through Sub-division Magistrate South, New Delhi and Others

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Bench L. Nageswara Rao and M. R. Shah JJ.
Decided 29 April 2019

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above and for the reasons stated above, the present appeal fails and the same deserves to be dismissed and is accordingly dismissed.

Judgment, page 16

From the headnote

Succession Act, 1925: s. 276 – Applications for grant of probate or letters of administration – Applicability of Art. 137 – Held: Art. 137 is applicable to the applications for grant of probate or letters of administration – Limitation Act, 1963 – Art. 137. ss. 276 and 228 – Application under, for probate or for letters of administration – If barred by limitation – Held: In a proceeding, or in an application filed for grant of probate or letters of administration, no right is asserted or claimed by the applicant – Application for grant of probate or letters of administration is for the…

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 mentioned

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