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1983 Supreme(All) 144

S.D.AGARWALA
Leela Karwal – Appellant
Versus
J. D. Karwal – Respondent


Advocates:
S.N. Misra, I.N. Misra, J. M. Pant and R.K. Tewari, for Petitioner; Dr. Gyan Prakash, V.C. Srivastaya, S.D.N. Singh, S.K. Tripathi, Sehat Bahadur, Sangam Lal Swankar and (J.D. Karwal In person) for Respondents.

JUDGMENT : - This suit has been filed by Smt. Leela Karwal, widow, of Prof. G.D. Karwal, for grant of Letters of Administration with a copy of the will annexed directed to the house No. 464, Mumfordganj, Allahabad, and nothing else.

2. The pedigree which will be relevant for the decision of the suit is as under: -


3. Prof. G.D. Karwal died on 24th December, 1969. Smt. Lajwanti, the first wife of Prof. G.D. Karwal, died in 1926. Thereafter, Prof. G.D. Karwal married Smt. Leela Karwal, who was real younger sister of Smt. Lajwanti. From the first wife, there are five children; two sons and three daughters, mentioned above, and from the second wife, one married daughter Smt. Prem Luther. The suit has been flied on the allegations that Prof. G.D. Karwal had executed a holograph will at Allahabad, which was duly attested by Prof. P.C. Jain and his wife Smt. Shanti Jain. It has been further alleged that the deceased had himself constructed the house in question out of his personal money and that he had a right to dispose of the said property by means of the will. In the plaint, which was originally filed, no date of the will had been mentioned. In the rejoinder affidavit of Smt. Leela Kar





















































































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