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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Mr. JUSTICE A.A. NAKKIRAN, J
Tmt. N. Pushpa – Appellant
Versus
Selvi R.vimala – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
A.A. Nakkiran, J.
Testamentary Original Suit is filed for grant of Letters of Administration with the Will dated 22.08.2002 to the 1st petitioner as brother's wife and 2nd petitioner as a nephew/legatee under the Will of the deceased Mr.T.D.Ranganathan.
2.The case of the Plaintiffs, as set out, in TOS is as follows:
a) The deceased Testator ie.Mr.T.D.Ranganathan, executed his Last Will and Testament on 22.08.2002 at Chennai in the presence of witnesses. Mr.T.D.Ranganathan died at Chennai on 28.05.2006 leaving behind his wife, his sons 1. T.R.Srinivasan, 2.T.R.Murali, 3. T.R.Balaji and 4. T.R.Giri. They are also aware of the Will and all of them are witnesses to the above Will and they have no claim whatsoever to the Willed property. The parents of the deceased pre-deceased him and the wife of the deceased died on 25.02.2010.
b)The petitioners are the legal heirs of the deceased Narasimhan who is the beneficiary under the Will. Narasimhan died on 05.12.2006. There is no executor named in the Will. The petitioners are the only beneficiary/legatees under the said Will, unless letters of administration is issued to the Will, they could not claim any right on the basis of the Will
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