This testimentary original suit has been filed by the plaintiff to grant Letters of Administration with the Will annexed having effect throughout the State of Tamil Nadu.

2. The short facts are:

The defendant Ananda Sundararaman is the brother of the plaintiff. The plaintiff was formerly residing at No.17, Nevis Road, London, S.W.17. As her mother who came to reside with her died at London, it became necessary for the plaintiff to take charge of the property and administer the same and, therefore, she has now come down to Madras with a view to stay there permanently. The writing hereunto annexed marked with the letter ‘A’ is the last Will of her mother C.Vasantha Devi. The property described in the Will exclusively belongs to her mother. The said Will was duly executed by her mother at Madras on 10. 1988 in the presence of witnesses, whose names appear at the foot of the Will, namely, D.Narasimhan and N.Gopalan. Under the Will, the property had been bequeathed in favour of the plaintiff and no executor was appointed by the Testatrix. The amount of assets which are likely to come into the hands of the plaintiff does not exceed in the aggregate a sum of Rs.5,20,000. The net