Supreme Court of India

Varadarajan v. Kanakavalli & Ors.

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Bench L. Nageswara Rao and Hemant Gupta JJ.
Decided 22 January 2020

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid judgments, we find that the appellant is the sole claimant to the estate of the deceased on the basis of Will.

Judgment, page 12

From the headnote

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Or. XXII, r.5 and s.115 – Wife filed suit inter alia for partition in respect of the suit property as the successor-in-interest of her husband – Husband had a son from his earlier marriage – Suit decreed – She sought execution of the decree but, died soon thereafter – Appellant, the son of deceased’s younger sister filed application to execute the decree as her legal representative on the basis of a Will – Allowed – Appellant sought eviction of the respondent and for delivery of vacant possession of the premises – Executing Court held that the appellant as…

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