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Supreme Court and High Courts judgments on Wills and probate

23 judgments, latest first, from 2018 to 2026. A judgment is listed here when its headnote names this subject: the Supreme Court Reports' own headnote (naming the subject), or an AI-written headnote that was reviewed and approved. A mention in the full text alone does not count, and criminal cases are not listed under this subject.

Parvathi Nairthi (Dead) and Ors. vs Laxmi Nairthy (Dead) Through Lrs. and Ors.
SC · 21 May 2026
[2026] 6 S.C.R. 521 : 2026 INSC 521
Whether there are sufficient grounds that warrant interference with the concurrent findings of the facts of all the Courts upholding validity of the Will.
Gurdial Singh (Dead) Through LR vs Jagir Kaur (Dead) and Anr. Etc.
SC · 17 July 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 257 : 2025 INSC 866
Issue arose as to whether the High Court was justified in reversing the concurrent findings of the courts below and holding the Will was vitiated due to existence of suspicious circumstances, non-mention of the existence…
Chandan Ramamurthi & Anr vs M.R Krishnamurthi & Anr
Delhi HC · 24 December 2024
Two consolidated civil suits arising out of a family dispute over immovable property bearing No. A-16, Niti Bagh, New Delhi, originally owned by Late Sh. M.K. Ramamurthi. In CS(OS) 1279/2010, the plaintiffs Kailash Aggar…
Kailash Aggarwal And Anr. vs Ms. Chandan Ramamurthi And Anr.
Delhi HC · 24 December 2024
Two consolidated civil suits arising out of a dispute over immovable property bearing No. A-16, Niti Bagh, New Delhi. In CS(OS) 1279/2010, the plaintiffs Kailash Aggarwal and Vijay Aggarwal sought specific performance of…
Derek a C Lobo & Ors. vs Ulric M a Lobo (Dead) by Lrs. & Ors.
SC · 7 December 2023
[2023] 16 S.C.R. 1547 : 2023 INSC 1093
After appreciating the oral and documentary evidence, the trial Court decreed the suit (probate of Will) and held that the plaintiffs are entitled to the grant of probate of the last Will and testament dated 10.11.1992 o…
Swarnalatha & Ors. vs Kalavathy & Ors.
SC · 30 March 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 847 : 2022 INSC 372
Will – Suspicious circumstances surrounding execution of the Will – Plea of – Tenability – Two separate Wills left behind by a married couple (testators) – Both spouses executed a Will each – Appellants are the successor…
Murthy & Ors. vs C. Saradambal & Ors.
SC · 10 December 2021
[2021] 14 S.C.R. 836 : 2021 INSC 862
Will: Suspicious circumstances in execution of will – Bequest made in the name of testator’s son to the exclusion of testator’s daughters – Testator’s son lived for eleven years after the death of their father – Petition…
Lachhmi Narain Singh (D) through Lrs & Ors. vs Sarjug Singh (Dead) through Lrs. & Ors.
SC · 17 August 2021
[2021] 8 S.C.R. 212 : 2021 INSC 406
Deeds and Documents: Wills and Codicils – Revocation of Will – Probate – On facts, testator executed a Will in favour of applicant – Probate proceedings by applicant – Objector’s case that Will favouring the applicant wa…
Ravinder Nath Agarwal vs Yogender Nath Agarwal & Ors.
SC · 12 February 2021
[2021] 3 S.C.R. 881 : 2021 INSC 86
Transfer Petition – Testamentary proceedings were initiated much after the partition suit – Two transfer petitions filed seeking transfer of partition suit from Delhi to Nainital, Uttarakhand and of testamentary case fro…
Venigalla Koteswaramma vs Malempati Suryamba & Ors.
SC · 19 January 2021
[2021] 1 S.C.R. 725 : 2021 INSC 27
Partition: Suit for partition – Maintainability of – Plaintiff and defendants Nos. 1 to 3 were co-sharer – Claim for partition was in respect of property of their step-mother – Defendant no.4 was brother of step mother –…
V. Kalyanaswamy (D) by Lrs. & Anr. vs L. Bakthavatsalam (D) by Lrs. & Ors.
SC · 17 July 2020
[2020] 9 S.C.R. 619 : 2020 INSC 455
Hindu Succession Act, 1956 – Death before enactment of – Effect of – One ‘RVN’ had two sons (‘LN’ and ‘RN’) and five daughters – ‘LN’ had four sons – ‘RN’ was married to ‘RK’, they did not have any issue – ‘RN’ passed aw…
Kavita Kanwar vs Mrs. Pamela Mehta & Ors.
SC · 19 May 2020
[2020] 6 S.C.R. 357 : 2020 INSC 397
Will – Probate of – A Will dated 20.05.2003 was executed by the mother of the contesting parties-testatrix in presence of her younger daughter-appellant alone – Testatrix expired on 21.05.2006 and left behind two daughte…
Shivakumar & Ors. vs Sharanabasappa & Ors.
SC · 24 April 2020
[2020] 6 S.C.R. 666 : 2020 INSC 349
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’ an…
Dhanpat vs Sheo Ram (Deceased) through Lrs. & Ors.
SC · 19 March 2020
[2020] 7 S.C.R. 131 : 2020 INSC 316
Indian Succession Act, 1925: s. 63 – Will – Admissibility of – Suit seeking declaration that the plaintiff, his mother and his sisters had equal share in the suit land which was given to defendant No. 5 by way of a Will…
Varadarajan vs Kanakavalli & Ors.
SC · 22 January 2020
[2020] 1 S.C.R. 132 : 2020 INSC 75
VARADARAJAN v. KANAKAVALLI & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 5673 of 2009) JANUARY 22, 2020 [L. NAGESWARA RAO AND HEMANT GUPTA, JJ.] Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Or. XXII, r.5 and s.115 – Wife filed suit inter alia for partiti…
Raj Kumari and Others vs Surinder Pal Sharma
SC · 17 December 2019
[2019] 18 S.C.R. 872 : 2019 INSC 1388
Indian Succession Act – cl(c) to s.63 – Will – Evidence Act, 1872 – ss. 68 and 71 – ‘H’ applied for a two room accomodation – ‘H’ died – Wife of ‘H’ was issued allotment letter of the said two room tenement – Thereafter,…
Manju Puri vs Rajiv Singh Hanspal & Ors.
SC · 14 November 2019
[2019] 13 S.C.R. 829 : 2019 INSC 1244
Succession Act, 1925: ss. 268, 283, 276 – Probate of Will – Revocation of – Issuance of citation to legal heirs – Requirement of – On facts, testator executed a Will bequeathing immovable property to his eldest daughter…
Govindbhai Chhotabhai Patel & Ors. vs Patel Ramanbhai Mathurbhai
SC · 23 September 2019
[2019] 13 S.C.R. 152 : 2019 INSC 1070
Hindu Law – Self-acquired property bequeathed by the father in favour of the son – Nature of such property in the hands of the son – Appellants-plaintiffs are sons of the Donor (since deceased) – During his life time, th…
Sameer Kapoor and Another vs The State through Sub-Division Magistrate South, New Delhi and Others
SC · 29 April 2019
[2019] 6 S.C.R. 1104 : 2019 INSC 585
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 administrati…
Shailndra Kumar Jain and Others vs Maya Prakash Jain and Others
SC · 9 April 2019
[2019] 5 S.C.R. 631 : 2019 INSC 501
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Or.1, r.10 – Suit filed in 1966 by one of the son against his parents, three brothers (defendant nos.1 to 5) and four sisters (defendant nos.6 to 9), seeking declaration that certain prope…
Ajit Kaur @ Surjit Kaur vs Darshan Singh (Dead) through Lrs. & Ors.
SC · 4 April 2019
[2019] 6 S.C.R. 443 : 2019 INSC 462
Hindu Succession Act, 1956: s. 14(1) – Property of a female Hindu to be her absolute property – Mere possession of property by a female, if sufficient to claim right u/s. 14(1) – Held: Mere possession would not confer pr…
Vasant Ganpat Padave (D) by Lrs. & Ors. vs Anant Mahadev Sawant (Dead) Thru Lrs. & Ors.
SC · 14 December 2018
[2018] 14 S.C.R. 1273 : 2018 INSC 1203
Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 – s.32 as amended by Act 15 of 1957 and ss.32F, 32G – Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Laws (Amendment) Act, 1969 – s.32(1)F(a) – One ‘B’ was the landlord of the suit propert…
H. V. Nirmala & Anr. vs R. Sharmila & Anr.
SC · 25 January 2018
[2018] 1 S.C.R. 347 : 2018 INSC 60
Will: Suit for partition by defendant No. 1 against defendant Nos. 2 and 3 – Based on a Will dated 20.5.1995 – Compromised – Present suit by plaintiff for declaration that the compromise decree was not binding on her and…

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