CAV JUDGMENT

RSA No.1773/2013 arises from judgments and decrees in O.S. No.448/1991 on the file of II Additional Civil Judge (Jr.Dn), Hassan and RA No.6/2008 on the file of the Principal Senior Civil Judge, Hassan.

2. RSA No.1774/2013 arises from judgments and decrees in O.S. No.136/1992 on the file of II Additional Civil Judge (Jr.Dn), Hassan and RA No.7/2008 on the file of the Principal Senior Civil Judge, Hassan.

3. RSA No.1775/2013 arises from judgment and decrees in O.S. No.117/1994 on the file of II Additional Civil Judge (Jr.Dn), Hassan and RA No.8/2008 on the file of the Principal Senior Civil Judge, Hassan.

4. Since the parties to the aforementioned proceedings are same, all three appeals are clubbed together. All three suits referred to above and all three First Appeals referred to above were disposed of by common judgment.

5. RSA No.1773/2013 was admitted on 30.07.2014 to resolve the following substantial questions of law

"i) Whether the courts below are justified in ignoring the pleading of Smt. Gowramma since deceased that she had executed a Will dated 28.11.1990 bequeathing the properties to Sri. Chandre Gowda which fact would dispense with the suspicious circumstance if an