SHIVASHANKAR BHAT, J.

( 1 ) THE petitioner has questioned the competence of the caveat or and objects to the caveat. Petitioner applied on 31-7-1989, under the indian Succession Act, ('the Act' ) for the grant of a probate in respect of the Will left by Miss. Medappa; one of the items of the estate of the deceased is a school called 'home School', in bangalore. The petition was advertised in Times of India (Bangalore edition) dated 2-9-1989. The caveator filed his Caveat on 18-8-1989 wherein only a cryptic statement was made to the effect that nothing be done in the matter of the estate of the deceased without notice to the Caveator. The Caveator also filed LA. No. I seeking a direction to the State Bank of India not to permit the petitioner or anyone claiming under him to operate the S. B. Account which was a joint S. B. Account opened by the deceased along with the caveator (obviously, in connection with the administration of the Home School ). LA. No. II is filed by the Caveator seeking permission to amend the Statement of Objections. However, the learned counsel for the petitioner objected to the locus standi of the caveator, contending that, the Caveator has not disclosed his

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