Property lawWillsSupreme Court of India

Girja Datt Singh v Gangotri Datt Singh

AIR 1955 SC 34619551 min read
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Facts
A will that is not proved to have been duly executed and attested confers no title.
Held
Gangotri claimed a ten-annas share under an alleged will dated 17 March 1928.
Principle
A will must be proved to have been duly executed and attested; where due execution and attestation of the alleged will of 17 March 1928 were not proved, it could found no title.
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Held

  • Gangotri claimed a ten-annas share under an alleged will dated 17 March 1928.
  • The Supreme Court held the will was not proved to have been duly executed and attested, so it could not support his claim.
  • The appeals were allowed and his objections and title suit dismissed with costs.

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Citation

Girja Datt Singh v Gangotri Datt Singh AIR 1955 SC 346

Reported: https://indiankanoon.org/doc/770752/. This is an educational summary, not the judgment itself. Cite the reported version in professional or academic work.