M. Thanikachalam, J.

The unsuccessful first respondent in T.O.S.No.10/91, unable to resist the claim of the petitioner/plaintiff/the first respondent herein, who sought for, grant of letters of administration, in respect of the Will dated 4.7.1974, executed by one Lakshmi Bai, is the appellant.

2. Brief facts leading to the grant of letters of administration are as follows:

(a) Tmt. Lakshmi Bai, who died on 22.6.1981 had executed a Will on 4.7.1974, at Madras, in favour of the plaintiff/first respondent herein, which was her last Will, attested by one Kanmani and A.T. Venkatesan. The plaintiff/first respondent is the step sister of the executant, Tmt. Late Lakshmi Bai. Out of love and affection, she executed the Will in favour of the plaintiff/first respondent, cancelling the previous Will executed by her, in favour of Vasudevan, and another previous Will in favour of Kannan Lal Prasad.

(b) The plaintiff/first respondent herein filed a suit in O.S.NO.886/1993, on the file of the District Munsif Court, Villupuram, against the tenant of the property, by name Kannan, on the basis of the Will, which was exhibited there as Ex.A1. But, the said suit was dismissed on the ground t