Mr. K.Kannan, J.: The effect of certificate itself is provisional and it cannot render any final adjudication of right of parties by virtue of Section 387 of the Indian Succession Act. It related to the outstandings that were recoverable for the estate of Tribhuwan Kumar who was a Leturer in a College of the claims made by 3 persons through independent petitions, one was at the instance of Sudha Rani who admittedly was his wife, yet another person Sunita Rani filed a petition stating that she was married to Tribhuwan Kumar after the divorce of Tribhuwan Kumar with Sudha. Two persons Usha Rani and Manju filed another petition claiming under a Will alleged to have been executed by Tribhuwan Kumar in their favour. Sudha Rani died during the pendency of the petition and the Court continued with the trial without directing the impleadment of the daughter, Geetika. Sunita’s petition was dismissed holding that she could not have been lawfully married. Usha Rani and Manju sought to prove the Will alleged to have been executed by examining the witness to the Will and also examining an official from the Registrar’s Office and the Deed Writer. The Court rejected their contention on the ground that the original Will had not been produced and that therefore, the Will was not established. The Court passed an order issuing succession certificate to the daughter Geetika. These orders are the subject of revision in the petitions.

2. As far as the rejection of the claim by Sunita is concerned, no exception can be taken to it because admittdly she was married when the 1st wife was still living and the 2nd wife was claiming a legitimate status had to take upon herself the burden of proving a divorce between the Tribhuwan Kumar and his 1st wife. The petitioner made a valiant attempt to prove the divorce by giving oral evidence without reference to any jdicial order of divorce. The Court correctly rejected such a fanciful plea by the 2nd wife. As far as the claim by Usha Rani and Manju were concerned, the Court, in my view was justified in holding that the Will cannot be taken to be established in the absence of original. It must be remembered that proceedings under Part X of the Indian Succession Act are summary in character and Section 387 of the Act specifically lays down that any adjudication made will not effect any right of a party to establish in a Court of law. In Madhvi Amma Bhawani Amma Vs. Kunjikutty Pillai Meenakshi Pillai, 2000 (6) SCC 301

“Succession whether the application is prima facie entitled to grant of such certificate-The Judge cannot decide rights and title in such proceedings. It is only to protect the debtors of the deceased from any penalty or loss-Any payment made to such certificate holder would at the most shall be taken to be made in good faith as per Section 381-Section 387 of the Act specifically provides that the effect of decisions made under this Act and the liability of holder of such certificate will not operate as res judicata in any subsequent proceedings for determining the right of any parties and would not be taken to be a final decision on an issue of right and title.”

3, The adjudication is only to ensure a protection to a debtor to make a payment to the holder of succession certificate and obtain a valid discharge. It creates no legal right other than a right of recovery by a person who holds succession certificate. That certificate will be given to a person who is on a prima facie consideration of facts the lawful heir to the estate. That person will also make the recoveries only as a trustee on behalf of the legal heirs who may have a claim to the estate so far as the outstandings are concerned. In this case, the sisters were attempting to bring the credibility to the Will by the fact that in the probate proceedings initiated by the deceased Tribhuwan Kumar for the estate of his father, they had been impleaded as Legal heirs of Tribhuwan Kumar on the basis of the Will and the probate for the