Supreme Court of India

Swaminathan & Ors. v. Alankamony (dead) through Lrs.

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Bench Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian JJ.
Decided 9 March 2022

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Succession Act, 1925:s. 263 – Revocation of letters of administration – When – Held: As per s. 263, the grant of letters of administration may be revoked for “just cause” – Explanation (a) states that just cause would be deemed to exist where the proceedings were defective in substance – Illustration (ii) u/s. 263 deals with a case where “the grant was made without citing parties who ought to have been cited” – On facts, the brother of the testator filed application for revocation of letters of administration on the ground that all the legal heirs were not impleaded in the proceedings for the…

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