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1997 Supreme(Del) 253

K.S.GUPTA
ANZ GRINDLAYS BANK PLC – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF DELHI – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
Arshad Hidaytullah, S.N.Gupta

K. S. Gupta, J.

( 1 ) THIS petition under Section 228 read with Section 24] of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, has been filed alleging that Ms. Esther Chawner, was a permanent resident of YWCA, 4, New Cantonment Road, Dehradun (U. P.) and she died on August 4, 1995. At the lime of the death the deceased was domiciled in England and Wales. During her life time Ms. Esther Chawner executed :i Will dated April 28,1972 and Codicil dated March 5, 1988 and appointed ANZ Grindlays Bank plc as the executor and trustee of her Will. It is further alleged that the aforementioned Will and the Codicil were duly approved and registered in the Principal Registry, District Probate Registry at Winchester and probate was granted in favour of ANZ Grindlays Bank pic of Minerva House, Montague Close, London SEI 9dh on March 28,1996. Sole beneficiary under the aforesaid Codicile dated March 5,1988, in respect of the residue estate of the deceased is the Sharp Memorial Blind School of Rajpur, Dehradun. During her life time deceased was having the following accounts with ANZ Grindlays Bank pic, 10, Sansad Marg, New Delhi :

( 2 ) PETITIONER being the sole executor of the aforementioned Will and Codicil of t






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