Claim of Succession should be beyond Any Reasonable Doubt – SC

Hindu Succession Act, 1956 – The plea, of the appellants, that Rami Reddy’s family from the second wife and the testator’s family was a composite family and the properties were joint family properties of the plaintiffs and the defendants, has not been accepted by the trial court as well as High Court. We have no justifiable reason to take a different view on this aspect. Importantly, Rami Reddy during his life time – although he survived for about 19 years after the death of the testator – never claimed any legacy under the subject will. All in all, on the constru...