This Appeal coming on for hearing on Thursday, the twenty third and Monday, the twenty seventh day of March, 1995, and having stood over for consideration till this day, the Court made the following order:-

This is an Appeal by the third defendant in T.O.S. No.5 of 1983, on the file of this Court. It relates to the will alleged to have been executed by late O.T. Joseph who died on 10-5-1967. The will, the genuineness of which is challenged by the appellant, was executed on 28-2-1960. As per the said will, he has appointed his wife Philomina Joseph and one of his sons-in-law by name Thomas P. Peter as executors of the will. The application for getting probate was filed by the widow as O.P. No. 236 of 1982. Since it was contentious, the same was converted into a suit and numbered as T.O.S. No.5 of 1983. The second defendant is the elder daughter of the deceased. Annie Thomas, the second respondent herein and the appellant are other daughters. Apart from them, the deceased had two more daughters, namely, Celine Thomas and Betty Joseph and two more sons John and James.

2. After the Appeal was filed, the original plaintiff (first respondent herein) died. Respondents 4 and 5 ar