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1949 Supreme(Mad) 182

SIR MALCOLM MACNAGHTEN, LORD OAKSEY, SIR MADHAVAN NAIR
Mt. Gomtibai – Appellant
Versus
Kanchhedilal – Respondent


Advocates:
C.S. Rewcastle and Dingle Foot for Appellant.
Sir Thomas Strangman, B. Sen and Miss Tyabji for Respondents.

Judgment

Sir Madhavan Nair.-This is an appeal from the judgment and order of the High Court of Judicature at Nagpur, dated 29th September, 1941, which set aside an order of the Additional District Judge of Jubbulpore, dated 20th September, 1939.

The appeal arises out of an application made by respondent 1 for the grant of probate of a will (dated 31st July, 1938) executed by one Ganesh Prasad-hereinafter referred to as the testator-on 1st August, 1938, in which he had been appointed as the executor.

The testator died on 4th August, 1938, and respondent 1, as the executor, applied for probate of the will on 29th August, 1939.

The appellant Gomtibai is the widow of the testator. She filed a caveat under section 284, clause (4), Succession Act, 1925, on 15th September, 1939.

In her written statement, she denied the testamentary capacity of the testator, alleged that he was “mentally and physically imbecile and infirm,” and that the will had been executed under the undue influence of Maheswarilal, the natural father of the testator, with the help of respondent 1. She added that the testator had no independent advice and even she was in the dark about it. Execution and attestation of the wil







































































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