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Shivakumar & Ors. v. Sharanabasappa & Ors.

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Bench A. M. Khanwilkar, Hemant Gupta and Dinesh Maheshwari JJ.
Decided 24 April 2020

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, this appeal fails and is, therefore, dismissed while leaving the parties to bear their own costs throughout.

Judgment, page 53

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Will – Genuineness of – Plaintiff-Appellants filed a civil suit for declaration and injunction that they had acquired ownership rights in the suit properties on the basis of a Will dated 20.05.1991 executed by one ‘S’ and that the Trust created by defendants in relation to the suit properties was illegal and void – The defendants questioned the genuineness of the alleged Will – The Trial Court decided the principal issue related to the Will in favour of the plaintiffs – However, the High Court reversed the decision of Trial Court on the principal issue relating to the genuineness of the Will…

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