T.O.S.No.42 of 2021

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 03.01.2023

CORAM : JUSTICE N.SESHASAYEE

T.O.S.No.42 of 2021

AR.Meyyappan

.... Petitioner / Plaintiff

Vs

AR.Somasundaram

.... Respondent/3rd Defendant

Prayer : Petition filed under Section 232 & 276 of the Indian Succession Act

XXXIX of 1995 for the grant of Letters of Administration.

For Plaintiff

: Ms.G.Sumitra

JUDGMENT

This testamentary suit is laid for grant of Letters of Administration to the

plaintiff for the administration of the estate of late AR.Meenakshi Aachi on the

strength of her last Will and Testament dated 28.01.1998. The Will was

attested by Mr.AR.Somasundaram and Mr.L.Chockalingam. Of the two

attesting witnesses, one is the caveator himself ( AR.Somasundaram) and the

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other (Chockalingam) is dead. To prove the signature of the deceased witness

namely Chockalingam, his daughter P.W.2 was examined, who identified his

father's signature in Ext.P1, Will. This signature of the attesting witness is

marked as Ext.P.16.

2. Accordingly, T.O.S. No.25 of 2019 is allowed by granting