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2017 Supreme(Bom) 318

G.S.PATEL
Vinodrai Haridas Kotadia – Appellant
Versus
Gopaldas Haridas Kotadia – Respondent


Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Plaintiffs :Mr Shailesh Shah, Senior Advocate, with Mr Vatsal Shah i/b Ila Kotadia
For the Respondent: Mr Mayur Khandeparkar, with Bhairavi Pathak, Niteen Menon, and Prasad Joshi i/b M/s IR Joshi & Co, Mr Shriram S Kulkarni, for Defendants

\JUDGMENT:

STRUCTURE

A. Introduction.............................................................................6

B. Facts ....................................................................................... 7

C. The Will in dispute .................................................................11

D. The Caveats in opposition to probate......................................13

E. Issues......................................................................................16

F. Evidence on record .................................................................17

G. Re: Issue No. 3: Probate of a document not annexed to the petition.......................... 20

H. Re: Issues Nos. 1 & 2: Due execution and testamentary capacity.............................. 23

I. Re: Issue No. 4: Whether the Defendants prove the Will is unnatural.......................... 38

J. Re: Issue No.5: Whether the Defendants prove undue influence and fraud................. 45

K. Re: Issue No. 6: Whether the Defendants prove the Will is forged.......................... ...49

L. Conclusions & Order ...................






























































































































































































































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