{"id":103722,"date":"2009-10-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-13T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/elizabeth-connolly-vs-mrs-cheryl-margurite-soggee-on-14-october-2009-2"},"modified":"2017-11-28T22:11:12","modified_gmt":"2017-11-28T16:41:12","slug":"elizabeth-connolly-vs-mrs-cheryl-margurite-soggee-on-14-october-2009-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/elizabeth-connolly-vs-mrs-cheryl-margurite-soggee-on-14-october-2009-2","title":{"rendered":"Elizabeth Connolly vs Mrs. Cheryl Margurite Soggee on 14 October, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Elizabeth Connolly vs Mrs. Cheryl Margurite Soggee on 14 October, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: Anand Byrareddy<\/div>\n
.. H   _-- ' '(By SifTTi.PadmBnabha Mahale,\n vTS'Br'iP.T..P.Rajendra Kumar Sunga-y, Advocate)\n\n \n\nIN THE HfGH COURT OP KARNATAKA AT BANOA:;O\"RP}:  \n\nDATED THIS THE 14*\" DAY OI?.QCTO}313'}?\"9\u00a7'\u00a3}{1V9x\"   \n\nBBPORE; A\n\nTHE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICEQBNAND BY*R2XRE\u00a7_5D'Y<\/pre>\n
PROBATE CIVIL PETIfEi”O:N;;NO:8. OPT 999
\nPROBATE CIVIL-.PETI1FIO\u00a7{_.N–O;’lOOF I999<\/p>\n
AND PROBATE CIVIL:PB’TT1″_!ONTN&;g\ufb02OP 1990<\/p>\n
PROBATE C1v;1;9PE3iffmOiggis <\/p>\n
Mrs.E1_izabeth COBB-O’I1.3<O\u00bb(Nee"Faithful)
\nWife Of Phei'im C<)_ni1_.O'}1yV,' " — " * <\/p>\n
Aged about 3\/.ears.._ ' _ "\n<\/p>\n
Residing at__L2i Ville Jam-5649(),<\/p>\n
 Guiv_!iier.s:,__A\u00a37?r2V;nce,   _____
\n” B VRepf’esef1ted_b*3\u00a7_her Power Of Attorney
\n Holdex husband Phelim Cennolly,<\/p>\n
La ‘\\LZ.i11e”;\u00a5zi112,,_56″{i’9’O,
\nGuilliers, Fra\ufb01ce.\n<\/p>\n
Senior<\/p>\n
I  <\/p>\n
”  ” Mrs:.Che-ryl Margurite Soggee,<\/p>\n
Wife Of Robert Chales Sogge,
\nRepresented by her G.P.A.I~iOlder<\/p>\n
Z<\/p>\n
PETI TION ER<\/p>\n
Counsei and<\/p>\n
:f!;5u\u00a7\u00e9\u00bb’ :~=Hs\u00ab9sw\ufb01.\n<\/p>\n
7:39. B; \u00e9\u00bb\u00a5\u00a3wiyf\u00a3- BB1<\/p>\n
ix)<\/p>\n
Major P.T.La2.21rus (Retinzd)
\n306,  Cross, 7″‘ Main,<\/p>\n
IV Block, _K0ramanga1a,
\nBangaia0re–56O O34.\n<\/p>\n
Rev.M0ther Provincial,  _
\nLittle Sisters of the P()()i”,, “‘~V..V_
\n15, Hosur Road,  %
\nBangaiore–560 025,<\/p>\n
Rex\/.M0ther Superiof,’ ‘
\nMissionarigis of Cha-;7ivty;w V
\n3, Ash()kaR_()ad,  I
\nBanga1d:e–\u00a76{)._._(JG.’5′.\u00ab  _<\/p>\n
Mc)therv~.Su’pfe.:\ufb01i_0;’,
\ns:;%M1%cmi1e’s C[:o%;;vem,%
\nOld Ma.dr:is~R-rj:;1d,  \u00bb %
\nJ ecvzm B hi:1ja’12.\u00a7iga;*;’ -. ” *
\nBan\u00a7a..14c51’c,–56() 075.\n<\/p>\n
 “3′.:Piff3xSi(i\u00a73Ht,   ….. 14 v<\/p>\n
V  Chfist1\ufb01’~Scva Samaj,<\/p>\n
” k .(Ana11ti1a’;_\/ashram.)<\/p>\n
 R’e\ufb01ig\u00a2 fdfrvv\ufb01estiiutes,
\nV “%Opp(jSifc’JSt..Xavie1”:5 Boys’ HighSch001.,<\/p>\n
 Shvivyraj\ufb01agar,<\/p>\n
Bz1Vr}gal()re–56O ()0! .\n<\/p>\n
V  .:P1fesbyter\u00bb~in–c:harge,
\nSt.MarI<'s Cathedral,<\/p>\n
N0. .1, St.Mark's Road,
\n_B2m galore.\n<\/p>\n
Bangalore CheSh1′.re Home,<\/p>\n
9:\u00bb<\/p>\n
Bangalore — 560 005<\/p>\n
Mother Superior,
\nSt.MichaIe’s Convem,
\nOfd Madras Road,
\nJeevan Bhimanagar,
\nB2mga1ore–56O 075<\/p>\n
President,<\/p>\n
Christu Seva Sa1n2ij;\u00bb.A_<\/p>\n
(Anantha A.s;h1~am)”* ‘
\nRefuge for Destitutesj .\n<\/p>\n
shiva;inaga::;e e . .\n<\/p>\n
B21ng;1f():*er_56.\u20ac}–‘:QOJ ._ .\n<\/p>\n
Opposite SeX;1vie\u00a7:*’V\u00e9V’B'<)jQs'. H~igh_ Seheel,<\/p>\n
. Presb i'n–e1:1a'reg_e'\u00a7 '  I<\/p>\n
S't_5Maa'k   C\u00e91:'thed1fa'l;–e.__:  = ' '
\nN0'.\u00abf_. St.Ma..r_k"s'i30ad_, <\/p>\n
Ba11g:Va!_;)1'eee .\n<\/p>\n
_” ‘  ‘galore’  Home,
\n._  6″”Mile’;,HAL Airport Road.\n<\/p>\n
– ” = ga11:;.:\u00a2~5\u00a7<) 017<\/p>\n
' A V  The_ Pfefgidnent,
\n Bangahire Childem' S Society.\n<\/p>\n
63,,v__R.ich1nond Road,<\/p>\n
 ” _Bar1ga101’e ~ 560 025<\/p>\n
 MResp0ndent.N0.7 defeted vide order<\/p>\n
Dated 2I.1().2()O3 on memo.\n<\/p>\n
. Director,<\/p>\n
Kjdwai Memorial I.nsti.tute 0fOne0l0gy,<\/p>\n
S<\/p>\n
I4.\n<\/p>\n
who had died intestate. This circumstance according to Shri<\/p>\n
Mahle is a just cause for revocation of the grant of probate in<\/p>\n
terms of section 263 of the Act as the proceedings to the<\/p>\n
grant were defective in substance. It is further corrt\u00a7’end’ekii’—that~_the<\/p>\n
grant of probate having been made on \u00bb_l6.6..1989–.:}% the bequests’ <\/p>\n
under the will was a void bequest u:n.det:’_”se{:tio’n_ _l*;h8 ol’::tiiel’l’Act.<\/p>\n
And not withstanding the subsequent repea.I  the<\/p>\n
grant of probate in respect of al–voi.d–.wl~l.lA wotiildvrender the same<\/p>\n
valid vfliichIxinnotnliibe couhtenzzncetl and therefore the grant of<\/p>\n
l.3robate be V1’e~vo1<e:-(ll A'  1 i '"~ ..\n<\/p>\n
 ft}rtl1er”t:\u00abonte.:v1ded that the will is suspicious and 21 got<\/p>\n
 up tiec_ur,r1lerit’.this is apparent from the fact that at one place in<\/p>\n
the .will a_  made in favour of a servant states that it would<\/p>\n
l\ufb01taiie effect after the death of herself and her husband, when her<\/p>\n
“hursba”nd was already dead and therefore renders it a suspicious<\/p>\n
 .. .,(;1.(\u00a7ctiment.\n<\/p>\n
Reliance is sought to be placed on the following authorities:<\/p>\n
8<\/span><\/p>\n
re’
\nvague aliegation is made of the will being suspicious and a got–up<\/p>\n
document at the time of finai hearing, no such ground israised or<\/p>\n
substantiated in the petitions. The primary ground for’ reli\/ocgttion<\/p>\n
of the grant of probate is to estabiish that the wit}   geniuine <\/p>\n
and valid — in the absence of such a chztilenge, ithe’re’is no’bas\u00a7,s for<\/p>\n
the petition. Further, the beques;-t__.beiiig.hit by   of the w<\/p>\n
Act cannot be the ground for revoc’at,iioeuof the wiiii. The scope of<\/p>\n
P_robate proceedings is “resti’Aicted{_p’to*theAA”consideration of the<\/p>\n
genuineneiss “of.the v\ufb01ii, itisaifaiid executioii and the competence of
\nthe egxeciutorto be pmbzite. The question of titie to the<\/p>\n
propesrty or eiicti it’s’i’veri;-_t existence are not the subject matter of<\/p>\n
itenqiij’i.ry.i*iiSo” aiso the competence or otherwise of a testator to<\/p>\n
  ‘t3e\u00a7q:1.esti.i’would re main outside the scope of the proceedings<\/p>\n
and  nota ‘vg1″()ui1d for revocation of probate.<\/p>\n
2  ” 4_ 8. “I.nsofa1′  non–citation of the petitioner who is said to be<\/p>\n
*  iiiece of the testatrix -w reliance is piaced on a decision of the<\/p>\n
i Supreme Court in Am] Beizari G\/ms\/1 vs’. I.nrika Bola Dcz5si_. AIR<\/p>\n
17<\/span>
\n1955 SC 566, wherein it is held that the omission to issue citation<\/p>\n
to persons who should have been apprised of the probate
\nproceedings may well be in a normal case a ground by.p’i’Ls,e1f for<\/p>\n
revocation of the grant. But this is not an .abs’o1;_iteljgright<\/p>\n
irrespective of other considerations arising froI31,tlr~e. proved facts <\/p>\n
of a case. The court may refuse to grant aniiuihioentppiin.  where<\/p>\n
there is no likelihood of pro.o’f-._being”offered  <\/p>\n
admitted to probate was either notigevnuine or’ha.dl not been validly<\/p>\n
executed.’ lit _ii’s..:praye.dV”that the petitions in Prob.CP<\/p>\n
8\/1999 and l13′–rob.'(Z_Pill.ijVO\u00bb\/lit’ 999 be dismissed.<\/p>\n
199.0, there is no representation by Counsel.<\/p>\n
 ‘Hie’ petitio’ner. iemiming in the capacity of the presbyterwin-charge<\/p>\n
o.fV.Slt;lPau.l.s”ifathedrzil claims as a residuary legatee and alleges<\/p>\n
gsuspicioniof the Executrix’s motives and seeks her removal.<\/p>\n
 In the above circumstances, the questions to be<\/p>\n
polnsidered is whether the petitioner in Prob.CP 8\/1999 and<\/p>\n
Z<\/p>\n
18<\/span>
\nProb.CP i0\/1999 has made out a case for revocation of probate<\/p>\n
and rernovai of the E\u20acx.eeut1’ix on the grounds urged.<\/p>\n
Firstly, it is to be noted that there is no <\/p>\n
either of the petitions questioning the\u00bb~genuineness’oi’  L. i<\/p>\n
the Valid execution of the same. its then requires to “‘.;3:'”e._.vsee_r1<\/p>\n
whether any of the cireumstances.._:i’eferretl to  of the<\/p>\n
Act are present. We may ~’..1_sefulAl’)ii\/ite’:i.tr’ne’te’s_eetioniZ63′(b) for ready<\/p>\n
reference.\n<\/p>\n
 -.;:1;rmttl’ine11t for just cause.– The grant
\n. *Ql’gP1′(iha!\u00a7i o1′..l.etter.s administration Ina)’ be revoked or
\n. ai1’null’e\u00a7l& i’oriiusit’e2tuse.\n<\/p>\n
  W lust cause shall be deemed to exist where —<\/p>\n
V (a). .thei–.V.prc)eeedings to obtain the grant were defective in<\/p>\n
7..substance: or<\/p>\n
V A 4′ (ii) the grant was obtained frauduiently by making a false<\/p>\n
suggestion. or by concealing from the Court
\nsomething material to the ease; or
\n(C) the grant was obtainecl by means of an untrue<\/p>\n
allegation of a fact essential in point of law to justify<\/p>\n
Z<\/p>\n
the grant, though such allegation was made1 1’n<\/p>\n
19<\/span><\/p>\n
ignorance or inadvertently: or<\/p>\n
(ii)<\/p>\n
the grant has becomes useless and inoperative th.rtiu\u00a7jhi <\/p>\n
CiI’CUfI1Sl\u00a31I1CCS; O1″\n<\/p>\n
(6)<\/span><\/p>\n
and without reasonabie c.ause1_orn.i_ttec1 toj3xih;ib’it an’<\/p>\n
the person to whom the grant was jnrade  wil1f’ttIiv f<\/p>\n
inventory or accotint’–_V_i”iwn_ acc’or'(:1ancewti’ie<\/p>\n
provisions of chapter V1’i’___ot’-.thi:–;.._Part, or has exhibited<\/p>\n
under that Cha’pter. an .’inve,t1tery’r.or\u00ab.account which is<\/p>\n
untrue in a material -respecti;\n<\/p>\n
(i) V<\/p>\n
 Il!ta.s:1;~(trtz,{n;si ‘<\/p>\n
Tiie (:’?_(:V)i_I'{“i by’ which  grantwwas made had no<\/p>\n
._ -jui9is\u00ab’\u00a31je.t:i’on.  ‘<\/p>\n
my<\/p>\n
‘jt1t.;%’t;_,<\/p>\n
(Vi )<\/p>\n
V “The grant’ ‘–wa’s.___i.|i:\u00aba’dc without citing parties who
\nL”otlgitt.to’V–.have Been cited.\n<\/p>\n
The “\\2vi1]_(_)f\u00a2 which probate was obtained was forged<\/p>\n
_oi\u00bb.,tfevo keel.\n<\/p>\n
AfoE).tained ietters of adrninistration to the estate of<\/p>\n
.  his widow, but it has since transpired that she<\/p>\n
was never married to him.\n<\/p>\n
A has taken admi.nistration to the estate of B as if
\nhe had died intestate, but a wii! has since been
\ndiscovered.\n<\/p>\n
Since probate was granted, a later wiii has been<\/p>\n
\u00e9<\/p>\n
discovered.\n<\/p>\n
El}<\/p>\n
(vii) Since probate was. granted, at eodieil has been
\ndiscovered which revokes or adds to the
\nappointment of executors under the will.   .\n<\/p>\n
(viii) The person to whom. probate was, 01′
\nadminisEmti()n were, granted has  <\/p>\n
become of unsound mind.”v  b<\/p>\n
10. From a reading of Explzination g;1;iuvse~ (a)”~.p2i’r1d<\/p>\n
illustration (ii), it may be tl’1l\u20acE’tr[ll\u00bb!\u20ac expmslstioii “defective in<\/p>\n
Substance” would incltide'”omis’\u00e9ioVn:toissue citations to persons<\/p>\n
who shoulld ‘harfgte  :\u00e9i’pp.”risedl’_lofi”the probate proceedings, but
\nas held  the S\u00a5.l\u00a7l;\u20ac!.fl6-_”CQll1*l’ll? Am”! Behari Glm.sl1′.s’ case supra,<\/p>\n
the court  r.et’use”t().”-gr\u00e9tnt annulment in cases where there is<\/p>\n
 V””lilketliitholod of prL5{5r9 being offered that the will admitted to<\/p>\n
A ‘–p1’t>.b21te~Wfe:s”eitlier not genuine or had not been validly executed.<\/p>\n
 I_n_;’s’o\u00a3’3r”l the challenge. to the grant of probate on the<\/p>\n
l  ._xgAr(>und of the bequest being 21 void bequest under section 118 of<\/p>\n
thedfkct is concerned, the said section stands repealed. The<\/p>\n
V’ “”c”onte.tition that the Section ought to be held to apply in View of the<\/p>\n
G<\/p>\n
order of grant of probate was Inside when the section was on the<\/p>\n
statute book by applying the doctrine of prospective ov~e_r’r1_ili~ng w<\/p>\n
is a proposition put forth by the Senior Advocate wiiich:<\/p>\n
to comprehend. In the opinion of.tAhis_cou_irt,ivithei,’doictrine”._of  i<\/p>\n
prospective overruling has no 21ppli’c.;1tionl’ in c’ircumstan:c’c.si”as<\/p>\n
above and such an argument is  Section _”\u00a7;l8′;isMno longer<\/p>\n
relevant.\n<\/p>\n
Insofar  the clainJ”(‘)’f”th:e pet.i.i’ior_1_er  one–half share of the<\/p>\n
pi’opertres left i”oehind.Vby.4VM.r:Fait*l”1t’ul is concerned w the title of
\nMr. or Mrs. ._Faithful’:and\u00ab_tihe,_e:s11pwi’ng ‘decisio-ns.\n<\/p>\n
IS??tt?C\u00a3Fde() A-;?x.*mi;\u00bb;r szngrz vs. Karma I)evi, AIR 1954 SC 280
\nwherein  is-held that W<\/p>\n
“.’Nz_.-\/2′ C our: of Prolacme is r.)rIt’y cc)nccr:1ed with the<\/p>\n
V’ _ .'”‘.C]H\u20acSI’l'{)H (Its to vvlzc\ufb01zlzer the c!0r.”zm2c3rzI’ put forward as<\/p>\n
3<\/span><\/p>\n
73′?\n<\/p>\n
.41..\n<\/p>\n
the l.c’1.s’I wih’ and tr<s"I(z1'\u00a22e1':t of a cfe('ea._s'ed p.r3r.s'()rz wc1.s',.___
\nc1m'_y za.x'ec'z.ztec! arm! (lII\u00a3.'SIed in (zccor'clam"e wit\/7
\nurza.' wfzeflmr (11 the time Qf'.m(.'h (execution rile Ief\u00a7'?L:'ti\/,\u00e9{"~   \u00bb u
\nhad .s'0Lmd cl1'.s'p05z'rzg mind. The que.s'z1'0n M,'l2'\u00e9s']:\ufb01c%I'::cI'.
\npc:F;'f('Li{('H' i)eqzw..s'I is good or Ind' 375;. nor'! L\u00bbv1';vi?iifzV:. v A<\/p>\n
pm'1.-dewQfthe Pr()\/Date Courr. "\n<\/p>\n
Mrs. Hem N0iim’ Jada\/’I vs. Ii\/i’Jf,s*.”!,5f()l}=r1\u00e9’ Sqmjbas\/iiifii'”B:);\u00a7e’, AIR’?<\/p>\n
1962 SC 147]<\/p>\n
It was held that _q_L1:e.:;.tVi(;.irV,;_.Vs :b0f'”‘~tif1eV..’jvafe not decided in<\/p>\n
pr0ceed.ing.s’ f(iVrV’utE’ie.. gr21\u00bbr’1’1*.cVT0’i’ \u00ab.p’1’0’ba,te or letters of administration<\/p>\n
whatever f’E1eref()re.1n.igh\u20ac__”.\u00a7121ve happened in those proceedings<\/p>\n
 A_ w<3\u00a7;:'15i;1 rid: evstztbiiish..Eh_c\u00abLit1e. Where on an application for letters<\/p>\n
V' of \u00e9idminiS'tr\u00a7Itip'i1 .'""'<\/p>\n
ii   0_ffiI.!'e are not' dec'ic!e(1 in ,r)r0ceedi:1g\u00a2' fbr
\ngfzviiy gfdrwi of probczfra or [slicers of ac1m.imf_s'Iration.
\nWi2dtev(ar' there: 'are Jnziglar hcwe h.a;)pened in fhc\ufb01e<\/p>\n
:5pr0c'eeding.s* would not esrablrlwz. the Iizle. Where an an
\nc.1pp!r'crcmTon for letters of cu!mimIs*trczIi0n c:-errain
\n[)i'L'.[l|ITtI'I1(If'_',-' 1Zs's'L1e.s' were__f'rc1mec1 one of wr"ziz:i1 relafed I0
\n\u20ac.s't()ppe[ wt'!\/'1 !"\u20ac.S'[)(*.'(.'f to {face r)pp0.s'iIe ,rJc'zr'I__v'.5' righr to (1<\/p>\n
pmp(.*r't_\\-' and the applic.'c.zti()rz was' 0bvic)z.:..s'!}-' c1'i.s*rn1Zs'.s'e(1<\/p>\n
5<\/span><\/p>\n
2.3
\nunder 0. .27 R2 Civt’l RC. _)’m’ the t’\u20acu.S'()tI that the<\/p>\n
ctpplic,-a:\u00abzt did not appear no qtte_s’tt’0rz of re.s’judt’cc1tc1 ax
\nto the title to that pr0pert}-‘- can (ti”l_S’e agczimt the<\/p>\n
ttppliectttt by reczsrm 0_\/’that: (ll.S’t7’ll.S’.S'(tl. ”<\/p>\n
Chiranji1alShrtlctl Goenkct vs. Jczsjit Singh, (1993 _It<\/p>\n
was held following the dictum in Ishwardeo  Zsf c\u00e9iset,  <\/p>\n
“l5. In Ishwctrdeo Narain. Sittgh vs’. >-._Shlzt. K;ztt:t’ctDe-‘xi H
\nthis Court held that the Court lOf:;?t”()l?ClI\u20ac ‘lS’Albiflly  l’<\/p>\n
ermeemed with the qtte.s’fit5’tz.V a..s’ ‘Vic; whether'”._the <\/p>\n
\u00a7l()’t’ttt’1;ehtiiptttlflea?’;\u00bbuct’t”:la2t’s’ tlte.lct’;s’tVlwill and testament of
\nct._Acle(~>ec2.S’.elclu;:ie’tt5\u20act)tt lvlVt?’ct,:\u00a7’.”a’1tlty’ executed and attested in
\nc1c?e(tt{tlcmc’e ‘ve,>ttlt.’..lu1t1t: Jlwhether at the time of such<\/p>\n
A. ~e.Xec’tttt’lt}rI.,tlt.etveXI(tf()tt..ll’t(tcl sotmd dz’sp0sing mind. The
\n“.:”:.qE;>”%’\u20acV:45vl’:'()’FEl wl1etl1e~:*-uh pa.rt1’eu[ar bequext is” good or bad
\n  z’.e’._v t’2.()l”.._”W.i’l_\\l”‘ll’}? the [)Lit’vl\u20acW of the probate cozm’.
\n only i.\u00a5.sue in a probate proceedings
\n}”({l(tf(‘_.$::3″(tVflI.\u20ac getmirzenesxv cmcl clue execfutt'(‘m of the will<\/p>\n
cshrzf. the e0m’t itself is tender duty to cfetermtne it and<\/p>\n
. prexerve the ()rt’girtczl will in its c.’z\u00bbt5t()dy. The
\nSL\u00a3CCe.S’Sl()f1′ Act is a .s’elf~c.-ontctined (rode ITrt.s’0_f’at’ as the
\nque.s’ti0n 0\/’1’nal<t'ng an application. for pmbctte, grant<\/p>\n
or refimtl ofprohate or an appeal ec1.rried ctgainst the<\/p>\n
dec.-tIs'i0t1 hf the [))'()l9(jI\u00a7' ("()LtFf. Tim' is' clearly<\/p>\n
mczm.'f'e.s'tecl in .thefa..s'cric't+le Q\/'I'I'1e pm\\='i.s'-i0n.s' (2f.ff:IK"  . A4
\nThe probate prr)c'eec11'r'zg.s' .s'hcu'l be c*()r-1.d1.u:{;2ti'-._h}"iffzen
\npmbczte c'm.:rI' in the manner pr(fs("i'if:-ecl iii ti1e4uAh(';?'4c1r:iZ\u00a3v <\/p>\n
in no olher way. The gram of ;;)'r;)l);;\u00a7\ufb01c\u00bbA.
\nThe will (mnexed esIczb!i.a'he'.*_._$ (.'r:rVz."(,=!:;1.'s":'WI)'  'VVi:.'r:4_V1*:i'ze <\/p>\n
appoinrmenr offhe exe('L-zI()f"cmk:' the. vc1}~.'i(Z' \u00e9xe<\/p>\n
crutimi (.)f
\nthe will . Tims if (i()e.s' '1.<;()" r}?(_:)'.+'.e V"1".'.!'.1_\u00a3II1 e_s'rdhA4'i.sur'2V the
\nfaen.m2 of the will' ('Ind the;-.Vl.eg1'\u20ac e,\u20ac\u20ac.s'tei!'zc.\u00a7'e ()fi'h_\u00e9 p}*.e.15l}= itseffi ‘”<\/p>\n
Ghulczm  132.;,_SpeeiafhvTr*’ih;;nczlx200.I AIR SC W 4022 :
\nwhe_rei.n it was held . ‘
\n”Th.e.rjeh ;:c:rzh<2t he "c.z1zj\u00e9"cli_s*;)L\u00a2ze to the Iegai pr0p0.s'iti0n
\n'V I:"~E\u00a3'ZI the r'gg;}'ii Q]',brr)I'9c; vziews’ crncl ‘f’Qll0wi}1g ‘:f[1eV.__e’a–zf;’_ig:9 ‘  _ A’<\/p>\n
cfe(,’isi()rz.s’ Of I 111115′ C am”! (15 well mi. 6\/jf\ufb01hrher’ .5515′ C0un’s –~ ‘<\/p>\n
in India m.’9.s’ervecl in }2c\u00a3rV’\u00a2z_gi;fu>t\/16:” Ihe documerzr pm’<\/p>\n
‘v..’Vf&):’Li’.J;1.=”(!’t1\u00a7”z’]z.k> ._r\u00bb’c1u;s’-.’._ W-2’1} (Md Iesfczrrzeni of \u00a31 dec’ea.s’ed<\/p>\n
pe._rf.s’rm, wits’ (i’uI}\u00bb ,.e.Tfagrz!re’d and c2Ite.s’Ied in (l\u20ac.’\u20ac'()l’d(Ii’lC(‘<\/p>\n
win’: Yaw cmci’ wfieilx\u00e9r’ at the time (3f’.s’uch execuIi()n the<\/p>\n
3_._;e_s’:c1r()r licicf~~~~~;s'()uncl di_s’pm’ing mind. The q’ues*ti0n<\/p>\n
 w.fi1c'<'4.*.\/_1'\u20ac;'__c'z par'Iic'ular bequesi is good or bad is not<\/p>\n
"'s:132'\u00a3'.f:i1r.fi2\u20ac5,(7Lzr'1,*zTc'w Q';"':lz.e probate Comm Ti'2eref0re, the<\/p>\n
.1)1'Tl_'_}":.~' fA.YSL\u00a3-E? in CI ;)r0f7a1\u20ac pmceecling_s' relcn'e.s' In the<\/p>\n
'~ gr3nL4inme.s:v and clue ce..\u00bbcecrurinn. of {he will and flu)<\/p>\n
H':i()urI' i1'..S'c%[fi.S' zmdcer (Jury I0 d'e?rem1:Trze it and preserve'
\nIhe r)r1Tgir-16:! will in {Is c.'ar..s'I()ciy. The -SLI:(.'('(\u00a3S'XI'()fl Act' is a
\n.s'e[f"cnnlcrined mclc) ir1.s'c3fu,r' as' the que.s'ri(m ofmaking
\ncm Clp])2'f(,fClII'()flf()I" probclre, gram or :'c{fim'c1l Qf"pr()ba2'e<\/p>\n
or am up,r)(?(1{ carrier] :@1I'12.s"I the (feci,s*i(m of Ike<\/p>\n
30<\/span><\/p>\n
(*irc.’::nn.s’I’anc’r2s’ of 11% prmer-II mw. A pfctiiz I’-.’\u00a3*E.iPI57I’l’;i,’~.(_’)f , A’
\nIlu’.s clccriximw waulc! not .5’l70u-‘ I\/mi cgfrer I}1:\u00a57.__gr\u00a2’1m. r)f<\/p>\n
probare lay a mmp\u20acIc)nt C(‘>zzi<:,""r'h<+ .\\'uiTr 'f'()r' Ii–?:[c) and,<\/p>\n
[)ermur'1er1t in_jLm(.rt1'0n c'aru&<)t  .s*uia."~ 'lo   <\/p>\n
rrzairzfczirm,\/Jlc' in law. VW'.v':'-qt 1\/'zi;\u00a7._C(:a:r-'I  :ri1c'z:'f
\nciecisimz is that am'? c'i"*,\u00e9.i'c*f9c4Ie   Cl
\ncompetent Comftg  wrw\u00e9zsitil'  c.'()nf:Zi4'.s'–:Tve.vv the
\nvaIz'dz'fj\u00bb-= of the WM hm;  {fcir:.n_r)t be cfecisive
\nwherher' the p.*'()i2C!v\u00a3\u20ac C()L\u00a3f'%. y1\u00a7.()z\ufb02t? 'c1I{s':}<\u00a7i,'V(!Ec'idc the ri\ufb02e
\nofihe  ii?::{h(3i.\u00a7't;ii;I [?.f'(),'I:).}\u00a3?".aT'r-('..$.,,'r@hiC';1, in our view,
\ncouii    ("i.:}'i!.V.Cr)a:r'f cm evia'enCe. It
\n l1i9i1a'f_'.'tl%2'i!;:A_ [hen:#)f'(;I??(liI\u00a3:'–.(?f:I';?(4 Wilf gmmecl 1)); the
\n ('c_r;*.v:;:;.\u00e9VI'\u00ab;–:".*.:.V1'-\u00abv.._1)';V'r)})::Azg\u00a7%"'\u00bb.C0:.tft would be aa'm:.'tr'ed info
\n'1':V}fiEfra rzc'e't7f.tijs;?-jize. taken. z'm'0 cr()11_s'iden.ztir.)i': by the
\nc.'i1;i":'~V Cvom-ftV "j–..-as\/1ir"\u00a3.(3 iYc'i't7(1i7Ig {he _s'uiI_f0r rifle bur gram of<\/p>\n
V __fpr(gi)(:l'e9hi*L.;rI1;_QI.be cle('i.\\'ivc for darlcmzltirm offitle and
\nb' 'A.f'.f1".,."~"A4v}'i.'L'..'r:':!'():'l whether at all rhea restazor had any title to<\/p>\n
A  :'ihc5 ',\u00ab';)'r'()])8.I"I':"\u00e9'.A' or not".<\/p>\n
 'VVKri.\u00a7l'1.'}'icI.z Kg4.ri'ic;r' Birla. vs. Rczjcenclm Singh Lndha, (2(}08)4 SCC<\/p>\n
 j3rj()i   '- .\n<\/p>\n
 It b\u00e9en held as foliowsz<\/p>\n
“5 7. The 1925 Ac! in zhi.s’ c(1.\\’-(3 ltczs nothing to do with
\nthe law ofirzh.\u20acri1’a.:zce or sLe(‘c.’ex.\\”t’0iz w\/ufch is r.)I11er’wi.s’e<\/p>\n
g()1~*ei”necf by stclrutory laws or the (:’u.s’Ir.)m, as {he cia.s’e<\/p>\n
3<\/span><\/p>\n
32<\/span><\/p>\n
Ihe ._s’ai(1.’ q:.wsIi’o:z in rc%.s’p(J(:I Q\/'(my Qfthe item.s said to<\/p>\n
brelong to NW .s’az’a’ (\u00bb.s’IoI’e.\n<\/p>\n
Mrsjocm Poi vs’.Mrs.Esrne D”Soz.:2:a, 1984(1) Kar.LJ 213 <\/p>\n
wherein. it has been held that:\n<\/p>\n
“3. Gram of probate (2\/” CI i\/Vii?” iii’ no Qmi_(‘)re_.Vi.
\na.crc’epfcm(?e of Ilia? due cxecutirm of ‘tl1c?1’_i_iw~\u00e9;il [ii'()b’ciz_:\u00e9d  Vi
\nand that order grcmring prr)\u00a3;'(in:%__.c1()e.yi iicireciztra a :2
\nfczvcmr oft\/2e ])\u20acI’S()I’t wh.(> has (‘)F)I.\u00abVC:.IV’I.I2(3C[ it (ind if’\u00a3e’–iiLs’ riot <\/p>\n
recjmrecl I0 prove tha’i~..Will m’zz~e ,r,igcziiz_i’r1 czr2J\\i*”of}’iei~<\/p>\n
pt’r’:(.’i\u00e9i\u00e9\u00a3!fr:.gf:if,Gi”iii\u20aci:”‘ ‘c3f’x’,(2ij:()r”3c1.1ei ii1f’rji;:1.s’V:i1r)i (.’mifer nil:-;\u00bb on
\nI\/26\/’iiiT\u20acI\u20acffII63f”i’i'<'.f*I7fI't'\u00bb,iwfifhlia'-if! 're,s'pec*! of an); of the
\n[)F'()])(;f'FITe{S"'ii'lC'II1(Z\u00e9E?iT\u00a3-i'I iiiifi-enSeiiecliile ()_f(i.s1s"er_s' requirecl
\nto  fz'ler! 5,ilA(_mwiTii'1 ,siii('i1 probate perition. It has to
\n 2,;-:igi'z. proper Civil Court Iicwing<\/p>\n
 ;~,J’,\u00a3\u00a3f”iT\u00a7fCVI’l”(‘li.i(.)I’T.”(Hid rfze quexiion settled I\/\/zere. ”<\/p>\n
Sexic\u00e9r:;’i’i\u00e9) I) vs. F elf\u00bb: Ambroxe I),S()I\/\u00a3261, [LR 2003 Karl 94<\/p>\n
  zz Full Bench of this court while considering the<\/p>\n
i’ e.eoi1’i1-ieting opmions expressed by 3 Division Bench of this court<\/p>\n
i ” with the judgment of the Supreme Court in IShwara’e(_) Narain.<\/p>\n
Singli. v. Karma [Jew and has held as follows:<\/p>\n
Z<\/p>\n
Lu
\nDJ<\/p>\n
“The lnclitm Su(k(.’e.s’_s’i0n Act, .1925 inter (zlia cleals with<\/p>\n
the gm:-It 0fpt”()h(tte.s’ cu-Id xtzec’e.s’.s’t’oi’z eet’ttf’ie(zte5. Se(itt’0h.-~-<\/p>\n
2.13 of the Act provirles that no right as’ exe.ettt0t’_.<\/p>\n
legatee can be e.s’tctl>li.\u00a7’l1ea’ in any e0m’t 0fJtt.s’tt’ee,__ lihle–t.’.$f’ —  V<\/p>\n
(1 C()L\u00a3i”I Q\/’ ctrtmpetent jttt’t’.s’cl1’c’tt’r)t’1 in It-zclia hgz._s_’ Qtjtl\ufb02ltfd<\/p>\n
probate of the will tmcler which the’ }Eigt2\u00abr. i.s”.L’lat’.me(l,l._()t” <\/p>\n
hc1.s* granted probate of the will Lttzclet” V’tlilt’:h the figgltt ‘ls<\/p>\n
claimed, or has granted lette.:i\u00a7’ -Q)”ctcln\/tlt’r1Vt’.s’trr1ti0;:tVwi\ufb02tvtlze <\/p>\n
will. Section 227 of the A(.’Il’l(;l[flils~ with”  of<\/p>\n
probate and pmw’cle.sj tt’:.gzt ;9t'(),l)'(t’teoj”tt Ml! wheh”grczt1ted
\n\u20acSI(ll?llSl1\u20ac.S’ the will =f’rt)’t:’1 Ttl1e’–t\u00a7le;ttt~h l(3\ufb01l:ltl<tel =testat0r and
\nI('tI(l\u20act',S' mlicl all lt'lI\u20acKt.t'tc*\u00a3ll(tt'~(? l\u00a3'Ef.A'f;'J oflltvhcalexeetttor. The<\/p>\n
:z.et-V'-._e__1'fe._('.*' of t'.'*':,<—\u00abv…,\u00a7jiia'rl l[}.F:'(lAL'4"."~sjlt')I1-l is that once (I probate is<\/p>\n
grante;':;l, 4' the ' \u00a7:a.t7ne' '-e$5t;2!.h'l'i_s'heX the will re.tm.s'peetively<\/p>\n
from tlzeflate z)k}V"l'V–tl1e'–._(ieuth of the te.stat0r and ""()lS'IlST the<\/p>\n
;\u00a7'tf(),_tV)e'tt'_y in the"eXe_ettt\u00bbt)r thereofil The grant of the probate<\/p>\n
 pt<r)vlz't:le3.<tl'teV evidence regarding the will from. which the<\/p>\n
 em.,-.;A:;'\u00ab.iple.s’ are .3-,~n””we\u00ab.’41’kn–mw_x, _1}tl’:3 _dc) <\/p>\n
J<\/p>\n
not Illink we .s’\/10w’d cite cmIh.0rz’Iie.s’ f.’r.)r I}:”? eIr::’T’ . 1<\/p>\n
To the same c{[]”\u00e9(:t is the (1.’c)i.;;?.sff'(“)’;*:V_ in “R {]_K1.’%\/[ATNI  <\/p>\n
vs NARENDRA LAL GUPTA” \u00bb.t.!;m~e–z-Ire Suweme Cci\u00e9ur-I
\nheld rhat_failure ofcm if1’f~ere.s’;’\u00e9c! _pef*.\u00bb*QI2 fb–.enter caveat to
\ncvrrrexi the ;)r”()(?ee(1i21gx wr)i\u00a31’d  pI_Tec>’V[*z4AAc_’..*’u:’  ‘them firom<\/p>\n
.r.'()nIc’.s’r:’rzg Ifjtnk’ \u00bb_\\_rc’z!:’d;itA___\\-‘  .*.:’;1civ. ‘-w,z_’:.U.’ ~ii~;. ‘ev\u20acr_1..= other<\/p>\n
;)r”(}.;’c1ecfi1a;g,vL  V.  _V ‘V ‘ <<\/p>\n
In "1$H"wi4Rp.\u00bb5:'o N.AR;:; IN SINGH m KAMTA DEVI"<\/p>\n
 '\ufb02zeivr Lc.2r(lhs'\/1i,'j\u00a7$".m_I1'z_m:czrived fire .s'c.'()pe of the \/)r()c'reedirzg..s'<\/p>\n
' 2 , bcefme.i!:v4c\u00a7'I?mlJaIe Court in tmfollawirzg w0r'd.s'.'<\/p>\n
. *–'.!':"zeVC1')':i–.tfrfgfprr)\/attic ix Uni)' c'*(mc"c)rned with rhe quext\u00e9nn<\/p>\n
 'a.s' t':_2  wf:a5thcer' the docwnenr put forward' as Ike lasl Will<\/p>\n
(slid.V_(\u00e9.s':(m'1\u20acr1t (gf a dec:'ea,s*ec! ;;mr.s'(m was cful}? exec'uted<\/p>\n
"\u00a311161! artmred in c1c.'c'm'a'c;m"e with I.'c.n-1: cmd w\/wther at I116<\/p>\n
tirme' (gf'.s*u.:'h e_xecu2'i()n the tc\u00bb.s*IaIm' had sozmci (1i.s'p0.s'ing<\/p>\n
rnind. The qum'zic)n w\/Let\/rm' particular' bequmi is' good<\/p>\n
or [acid is not within the ;9zg)'1=zTcJz\u00bb@'I\/16 pr'ol7u!\u20ac Court "<\/p>\n
36<\/span>
\nTo the some e_fj’e.r;”.*t is the decrist’orz of the Supreme Court in<\/p>\n
“Mrs.HEM NOLINI JUD\/~1H(SINGH DECEASED} AND
\nAFTER HER LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES
\nMR5′. MARLEAN WILKINSON vs MRs. [SOL AXE<\/p>\n
SAROJBASHINI BOSE AND OTHERS The <\/p>\n
declared that the questiott oftitle to the prr);Jert_j\ufb01”c1’re[hot  \u00bb<\/p>\n
decided in proceedt’rtgs for the grant of pro.E;atej_E’c:mId<\/p>\n
letters ofctdmz’m’stration. The grrtrit’ oft? probczte or-I tfetter.s{‘,<\/p>\n
of (tdI?’1.fI’IfS!I”aI!'()f1 cieefctrecl the :C()Lii?fI”\u00e9II(I rtt)t”~es”t.”tI5Iis’Itp if<\/p>\n
that the person making the-‘mill t{\u00bb(ts”the ()wtt'({r of the
\nproperty which he may htt1\u00bbe’\u00abgILren awttj’;’._I_9_:Vrthe will and<\/p>\n
that cthy person inte.~rested 131′ ‘pr-opert_”y .t’m?lttc1e’o.””z’An the will<\/p>\n
tjfm oI.wcz};=.s5’ft’–!e ‘ct o.s’m’t_ to .e_.s;r:hlt1s*h his right to the property<\/p>\n
tothe”exctt-tsiorte’ofthotestcttor in spite of the grant of<\/p>\n
probate. or lettersof}:-\u00e9ltttirtistrcttion. The proceedings for<\/p>\n
 probate r)r”I\u00ab.e.tter.s”.(2’f’ aclnzinis-trcztion are not eorteernec!<\/p>\n
wIitI\u00a2t. t_h.ev,t_itt’e to the property but are only eortcemed with<\/p>\n
I t’dtte\u00ab..exc2eL~:.ttt;n of the will. The followirtg passage is in this<\/p>\n
I regczhrcireIevcm.t:\n<\/p>\n
“I\\f’o;-v it is not in o’z’sput’e that the grant of probate or<\/p>\n
 letters of admim’strott'(_m does not establish that the<\/p>\n
person making the will was the owner of the property
\nwltieh he rrtczy hctve \u00a7iV\u00e9’fI awcty b_\\.= the wiff, aha’ arty
\nperson it-zter’ested in the property :’rt(.’l:tded in the will can<\/p>\n
CtIW(1jp’.S”f.l.I\u00a3’ ct suit to esto.bIi.s’h his t’igh.t to the property to<\/p>\n
\u00a35′<\/p>\n
37 —\n<\/p>\n
the e..\\’c’ius’i(m of the te.s’tator in Spite of the grant of<\/p>\n
probate or letters ofodmini.s’tr(zti’on to the [egotee or the
\nexecutor, the reason being that {)r()c’ceedirt;\u00bb:.s’ for probate<\/p>\n
or letters of cidmim’.s’trcztion are not concerned with the<\/p>\n
title to the propertv but are onlv concerned with ;;-t.ue._<\/p>\n
executiorz o “the will <\/p>\n
( etn[)l1as’i.s’ i.S’\u00a3\/{!)\ufb01)[l.\u20ac(f)<\/p>\n
As’ we have alreczdx-‘ .s’ctid que.s’tr’ort ()f’.ttiI1e}ar’e r1()I”e!e\ufb01(\u00a3e__c_tf  .<\/p>\n
in ;)r()c’eedin,e.v for the grant o{“–orobczte ()\u00bbr.”.ifetteri”.s* of.”<\/p>\n
odmimI.s’tratiorz whatever th’e.re}’L0re tnight have. ht:-opherzed<\/p>\n
in those I)’\/()C'(?()dI”lZ(g’)A’\u00bb would ..’.4\u00a3(k-In.(%;S”fi1b[ihyh’I?-iC%_r\u00a3[[\u20acV%I() the<\/p>\n
it()LtS\u20ac* either’ {the ‘(i’;I[5t:El1at1I-‘ or of M rs’. M i the r ”<\/p>\n
h  V erJ1pt’tg_zS’i5.-“\u00a7S’it,t)[JlrTeci)<\/p>\n
_ The ctbove ,r).o$-.?’t”t’o’.=.?: iS”~’i’e:’tercttec2′ by the Supreme Court in<\/p>\n
 ‘:’_C’ETtNRt4.2V’J’!l,\/~_1_L.v SHRILAL GOENKA vs’ JASJIT<\/p>\n
 “3._ it’: the _ fol I 0 win g words:\n<\/p>\n
“TheejSurFc.’esst'()n Act is (1 .veif1\u00abc()rztained code in so far as<\/p>\n
the q’iae.s’ti()t1 ofntctking cm opp.’.icatiort for probatee, grant<\/p>\n
or “ream-:1 of probate or on appeal (harried against the<\/p>\n
 decisiorz of the probate Court. This is cleori).= manifested<\/p>\n
in the f’a.s’c’ieu!e of the provi.s*ior2.s’ Qfzhe Act. The probate
\npr'()(.’eecIin.g.s= .s’ha.’.! he eondii(‘ted by the probate Court in
\nthe mormer pr’e3c’I’iheci in the Act and in no other wctyas’.<\/p>\n
The grant of probate with gc'();;;}: of the will annexed<\/p>\n
39<\/span>
\nE0. In the light. of the above legal position, there is no<\/p>\n
ground made out to revoke the grant of probate nor is there any
\ntenable ground made out for removal of the Exeeutrix. The
\npetitions in Prob.CP 8\/I999 and Pro’o.CP .10\/1999i”afe._di1ence<\/p>\n
dismissed.\n<\/p>\n
Prob.CP.4\/I990 is dismissed for..n,on–prosie\u20ac:i,itioii;”‘   <\/p>\n
Post Prob.CP 4\/1989 for orders1’_i_a11d   it<\/p>\n
beforethe bie;:;:::\u00ab1 haibing\u00e9tifie roster in due course.<\/p>\n
sdi\u00bb-\u00a5_i
\nJudge<\/p>\n
nv-._<\/p>\n
was Qmm.&%%%&\u00a2hi
\nti iilbv\ufb02\ufb01,<\/p>\n
M – i#’ <\/p>\n
\/Fv  be –*U”fV’~’l9’\u00a79 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court Elizabeth Connolly vs Mrs. Cheryl Margurite Soggee on 14 October, 2009 Author: Anand Byrareddy .. H _– ‘ ‘(By SifTTi.PadmBnabha Mahale, vTS’Br’iP.T..P.Rajendra Kumar Sunga-y, Advocate) IN THE HfGH COURT OP KARNATAKA AT BANOA:;O”RP}: DATED THIS THE 14*” DAY OI?.QCTO}313’}?”9\u00a7’\u00a3}{1V9x” BBPORE; A THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICEQBNAND BY*R2XRE\u00a7_5D’Y PROBATE CIVIL PETIfEi”O:N;;NO:8. 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