https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=328002 A probate court's function is confined to verifying the genuineness of the will and, where necessary, protecting the estate through appointment of an administrator pendente lite. It cannot treat a company's assets or internal business decisions as part of a deceased shareholder's estate, because the company is a separate juristic entity and management of a proposed acquisition lies with the board of directors under the Companies Act, 2013. On that basis, directions against the company and its chairman, service of notice on a non-party, production of documents and an interim restraint were outside the testamentary court's jurisdiction, and no injunction could be issued against a stranger to the probate proceeding. en-us Thu, 19 May 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 24 May 2016 10:33:52 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=328002 A probate court's function is confined to verifying the genuineness of the will and, where necessary, protecting the estate through appointment of an administrator pendente lite. It cannot treat a company's assets or internal business decisions as part of a deceased shareholder's estate, because the company is a separate juristic entity and management of a proposed acquisition lies with the board of directors under the Companies Act, 2013. On that basis, directions against the company and its chairman, service of notice on a non-party, production of documents and an interim restraint were outside the testamentary court's jurisdiction, and no injunction could be issued against a stranger to the probate proceeding. Case-Laws Companies Law Thu, 19 May 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=328002