https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198768 Section 90 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 requires a will to be read as speaking from the testator's death, so a gift of property described in the will covers the property answering that description at death unless a contrary intention appears. Applying that rule, the Supreme Court treated the disputed items as included in the bequest because the testator had perfected title before death and the will showed no contrary intention. The retrospective operation of registration under Section 47 of the Registration Act, 1908 also supported that title related back to the sale deed. The broader grant of letters of administration was therefore restored and confinement of the grant to other items was rejected. en-us Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 08 Feb 2018 16:39:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198768 Section 90 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 requires a will to be read as speaking from the testator's death, so a gift of property described in the will covers the property answering that description at death unless a contrary intention appears. Applying that rule, the Supreme Court treated the disputed items as included in the bequest because the testator had perfected title before death and the will showed no contrary intention. The retrospective operation of registration under Section 47 of the Registration Act, 1908 also supported that title related back to the sale deed. The broader grant of letters of administration was therefore restored and confinement of the grant to other items was rejected. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198768