https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189166 Under the Code of Civil Procedure, the inclusive definition of legal representative is wide enough to include any person who in law represents the deceased's estate. Where several heirs exist, substitution of one heir brought on record within time in good faith, and without fraud or collusion, can represent the entire estate and prevent abatement. On the facts, the widow had a half share under the applicable succession law and was impleaded within time; the explanation for not immediately adding the other heirs was accepted as bona fide. Later impleadment of additional heirs did not invalidate the proceedings or revive abatement. en-us Fri, 28 Apr 1989 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 29 Dec 2016 18:32:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189166 Under the Code of Civil Procedure, the inclusive definition of legal representative is wide enough to include any person who in law represents the deceased's estate. Where several heirs exist, substitution of one heir brought on record within time in good faith, and without fraud or collusion, can represent the entire estate and prevent abatement. On the facts, the widow had a half share under the applicable succession law and was impleaded within time; the explanation for not immediately adding the other heirs was accepted as bona fide. Later impleadment of additional heirs did not invalidate the proceedings or revive abatement. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 28 Apr 1989 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189166