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2009 Supreme(Mad) 231

High Court of Judicature at Madras
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V. RAMASUBRAMANIAN
P. Papayammal & Another
Versus
Chandrika Ayyar & Another
A. Nos. 2402 of 2008, 2537 of 2008 & 2645 of 2008 in O.P. No. 734 of 2007
Decided on: 21-01-2009

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appearing Parties: T.R. Mani, Sr. Counsel, M. Subramaniam, Sr. Counsel.

Headnote:

The court held that the rival claimant failed to establish her claim to be the real and only daughter of the Testatrix. The court also held that the rival claimant had suppressed material particulars and changed the affidavits, which showed that she did not come to Court with clean hands. The court dismissed the application for revocation of Probate and allowed the application for vacating the interim order of injunction. The court also directed the registry to forward the original birth Certificate filed by the rival claimant to the Inspector of Police for investigation of its genuineness.

Fact of the Case:

The rival claimant, Papayammal, filed an application for revocation of Probate, claiming that she was the real and only daughter of the Testatrix and that the Probate was obtained behind her back by Dr. Chandrika Ayyar. Dr. Chandrika Ayyar, the petitioner in the main O.P., filed counter affidavits and supplemental affidavits to prove her lineage and residence.

Finding of the Court:

The court found that the rival claimant failed to establish her claim to be the real and only daughter of the Testatrix. The court also found that the rival claimant had suppressed material particulars and changed the affidavits, which showed that she did not come to Court with clean hands.

Issues: Whether the rival claimant had made out a "just cause" for revocation of the Probate granted in favor of Dr. Chandrika Ayyar.

Ratio Decidendi: The court held that the rival claimant had not made out a "just cause" for revocation of the Probate. The court also held that the rival claimant had suppressed material particulars and changed the affidavits, which showed that she did not come to Court with clean hands.

Final Decision: The court dismissed the application for revocation of Probate and allowed the application for vacating the interim order of injunction. The court also directed the registry to forward the original birth Certificate filed by the rival claimant to the Inspector of Police for investigation of its genuineness.

Judgment :

V. Ramasubramanian. J.

By an order dated 12. 2009, the petition for grant of probate O.P.No.734 of 2007, in respect of the last Will and Testament of one late S.V.Lakshmi Ammal, was ordered in favour of one Dr. Ms. Chandrika Ayyar, the daughter of the Testatrix.

2. Subsequently. One Ms.P. Papayammal came up with an application in A.No.2402 of 2008 under Section 263f the Indian Succession Act, seeking revocation of the Probate, on the ground that she was the daughter of the Testatrix and that Probate was obtained behind her back, by Dr.Chandrika Ayyar. On 24. 2008, time was granted to Dr.Chandrika Ayyar, for filing counter in A.No.2402 of 2008 and in the meantime, she was directed not to alienate the property by making use of the Probate.

3. Apart from filing the counter, Dr.Chandrika Ayyar, hereinafter referred to as the “petitioner in the main O.P.”, has come up with two applications viz.,(i) A. No.2537 of 2008 for vacating the restraint order dated 24. 2004 and (ii)A. No.2645 of 2008 for taking cognizance of the offences allegedly committed by P. Papayammal, hereinafter referred to as the “rival claimant”, by making false statements and to initiate action against her.

4. I have heard Mr.T.R.Mani, learned senior counsel for the rival claimant (Ms. P.Papayammal, who is the petitioner in A. No.2402 of 2008 seeking revocation of probate) and Mr. M. Subaramaniyam, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner in the main O.P.(Dr.ms.Chandrika Ayyar, the applicant in the other two applications),

5. In the main O.P. No.734 of 2007, the petitioner Dr.Chandrika Ayyar came up with a claim-

.(a) that she is the only daughter of late O.V. parthasarathy and late S.V.Lakshmi ammal;

.(b) that her father predeceased her mother at Calcutta;

.(c) that her mother had purchased the property bearing Plot No.66,Door No.30/21,Arcot Street, T.Nagar,Chennai-17 under am sale Deed dated 28. 1940 and that her mother had also constructed a house therein and was in possession and enjoyment thereof;

.(d) that during November 2005,she had engaged the services of “Sree Nursing Care” run by one Vijaya Baskar to look after her aged and ailing mother (Testatrix),who had by then been discharged from Isbel Hospital;

.(e) that the said Vijaya Basker was to engage two nurses in turn system for a period of one month during November-December 2005 and the fee was to be collected by Vijaya Basker at her house;

.(f) That the petitioner’s mother (Testatrix) died on 212. 2005 at her own house and that two weeks before her death, the nursing services were stopped;

.(g) That Vijaya Basker later visited the house of the petitioner twice and lastly on 6. 2007 and that on 6. 2007, Vijaya Basker asked her for a glass of water and when she was pouring water, into the glass, she was knocked out unconscious;

(h) That when she regained consciousness, she found herself in an apartment, being held captive for three days by Vijaya Basker;

.(i) That she was later taken to a ground floor apartment and illegally detained till 6. 2007;

.(j) That she had sustained injuries on her head and had sutures on her scalp and her face was swollen;

.(k) That on 6. 2007, she was given three bunches of keys to her steel almirah, the “safe” at home and her bank locker let off in Jagadeeswaran Street, T.Nager, where many of her relatives lived.

.(l) That with the help of her relatives, she went home the next day sand found all the original documents, tax demand cards, bank pass books, cheque books and the original will of her mother missing from almirah;

.(m) That on 20.6.2007, she gave a complaint to the Commissioner of Police against Vijaya Basker about the assault, abduction and the theft of documents;

.(n) That even on 6. 2007, her niece J.Vidya had given a complaint to the Inspector of Police, Mambalam Police Station about the sudden disappearance of the petitioner from her house on 6. 2007 and a FIR was registered in Crime No.481 of 2007;

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