JUDGEMENT
Bhaskar Bhattacharya, J. -
(1.) This
revisional application under Section 115 of the
Code of Civil Procedure is at the instance of
the legatee and the executrix of a Will and is
directed against Order No. 21 dated August
19, 1998 passed by the Special Judge, and
Additional District Judge, Alipore in Revocation Suit No. 83 of 1997 arising out of porbate
Case No. 72 of 1994. By the aforesaid order
the learned court below held that the revocation case under Section 263 of Indian Succession Act, 1925 at the instance of the opposite
party was maintainable.
(2.) One Niharendra Nath Ghatak, executed the disputed Will thereby bequeathing
all his movable and immovable property in favour of the petitioner No. 1. Petitioner No. 2
was made executrix of the said Will.
(3.) At the instance of the petitioner No.
2, the probate of the said Will was granted by
the District Judge. Thereafter the opposite
party applied for revocation of the probate and
in paragraphs 6 and 7 of the said application,
opposite party made out its locus standi by
making the following everments :-
"By a registered indenture of conveyance dated 6th May, 1991 made between the said Niharendu Nath Ghatak
therein referred to as the vendor of the
one part and your petitioner therein
referred to as the purchaser of the other
part, the said Niharendra Nath Ghatak
for the consideration therein mentioned
granted, transferred, conveyed, assigned
and assured upto and in favour of your
petitioner. All that the said property
absolutely and forever and without any
reservation whatsoever. A copy of the
said conveyance is annexed hereto and
marked with the letter "C".
By virtue of the aforesaid conveyance
your petitioner became entitled to the
said property absolute and without any
right of any person whatsoever save and
except the said company who had entered into an agreement for development with the said Niharendra Nath
Ghatak. By virtue of the said conveyance, the said bequest made in favour
of the respondent No. 2 also stood extinguished and/or revoked and/or of no
effect. Therefore, the respondent No
2 could not have nor has any right, title, interest over and in respect of the
said property or any part or portion
there of in any manner whatsoever.";
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