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2022 Supreme(Del) 1824

MANOJ KUMAR OHRI
Som Prakash – Appellant
Versus
State – Respondent


Advocates appeared:
Mrs. Kajal Chandra, Ms. Prerna Chopra, Mr. Divye Puri and Ms. Sakshi Anand, Advocates., for the Appellant; Ms. Hetu Arora Sethi, ASC, GNCTD with Mr. Siddharth Agarwal, Advocate., for the Respondents No. 1 State.; Mr. Yogesh Chhabra, Advocate., for the Respondents No. 2

JUDGMENT

Manoj Kumar Ohri, J. - The appellants have preferred the present appeals under Section 299 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 against order/judgment dated 20.12.2017 passed by the learned District & Sessions Judge (HQs), Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi in Misc. DJ No. 61012/2016 titled as Jai Ram v. Som Prakash & Anr, revoking the Letters of Administration granted in favour of the appellant/Som Prakash vide judgment dated 01.09.1999 in respect of a Will dated 01.01.1991.

2. The facts, as emerge from the record, are as following. Appellant (Som Prakash) is nephew of one late Smt. Satwanti Devi, who statedly passed away issueless on 30.12.1996. Satwanti Devi was married to Late Govind Lal Verma, who pre-deceased her.

3. Som Prakash propounded a Will dated 01.01.1991, purportedly executed by Satwanti Devi, bequeathing property bearing No. 11223, single storeyed situated in Bagh Rao Ji, Khasra No. 157/48-51/2, Block A/68 Double Phatak Road, Delhi in his favour (hereinafter, referred to as 'said property'). Som Prakash was the sole beneficiary under this Will. This Will was registered in the office of Sub-Registrar, Asif Ali Road. Seeking probate of Will dated 01.01.1991, Som Prakash fil

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