The respondents herein who are the executors appointed under the will of Mrs. Vijaya Sadasivam filed the above original petition under S. 222 and 276 of the Indian Succession Act, hereinafter referred to as the Act for grant of probate of the will and codicil in common form. On 8.3.1991, I passed the following order in the original petition

“The matter relates to the last will and testament of the late Mrs. Vijaya Sadasivam. The petitioners are the executors appointed under the will executed by the said testator. The testator died on 22.11.1989 at Madras. She executed a will dated 2S. 6.1987 at Madras in the presence of witnesses and she also executed a codicil on 18.7.1989 in the presence of witnesses. As stated above, under the will dated 25.6.1987, the petitioners have been appointed as executors. The first petitioner is a leading membe r of this Bar and the second petitioner is the son in law of the deceased; The deceased died leaving behind the following 1 to 4 as legal heirs:

1. S. Govindaraj, son, 2. S. Padmavathi, daughter, Mrs. Chitrakala Govindasami, daughter and 4. S.T. Sadasivam, husband.

S. Nos. 5 to 11 mentioned in para 7 of the petition are the beneficiaries