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2006 Supreme(P&H) 2047

S.N.AGGARWAL
Shanti Devi – Appellant
Versus
Yadvinder Thakur – Respondent


Judgment

S.N.Aggarwal, J.

1. Seth Bhagirath Das, an eminent Advocate of Punjab and Haryana High Court of yester years had executed a trust deed on 18.1.1996 in the name of his mother titled as Champawati Charitable Trust (in short CC Trust). It was got registered with Sub Registrar, Chandigarh on 17.2.1966. An amount of Rs. 5,000/- was credited in said trust to begin with. He had also executed a supplementary trust deed on 31.1.1989, which was got registered on 6.2.1989. On 21.1.1985, said Bhagirath Das executed a Will in which he detailed the list of his movable and immovable property and by the said Will he disposed of these properties in favour of CC Trust. An amount of Rs. 50,000/- was kept apart for his wife and some amount in the name of his sister Geeta Bai. Some amount was also earmarked for his servants and for the maintenance of dogs etc. On 28.12.1988 Seth Bhagirath Das executed a codicil. Seth Bhagirath Das completed his journey in this world on 25.4.1989 and expired.

2. The trustees were appointed in the Will dated 21.1.1985 read with codicil dated 28.12.1988. Similarly the Executor was also named in the Will but as ill luck would have it, the litigation started therea



























































































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