https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200028 A Civil Judge's competence to grant letters of administration in a contentious testamentary matter was preserved by a continuing High Court notification that vested Civil Judges, Senior Division, with District Judge powers, so the jurisdiction objection failed. Shebaitship of a Hindu temple was treated as property because it carried a beneficial proprietary interest in the management and usufruct of the endowment, so an instrument disposing of shebaitship fell within the definition of a will. Due execution was also proved by the attesting witness and scribe, and the use of affidavits in examination-in-chief did not vitiate the proceeding where the parties assented and cross-examination was held. en-us Wed, 23 Mar 1966 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 17 Mar 2018 18:16:52 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200028 A Civil Judge's competence to grant letters of administration in a contentious testamentary matter was preserved by a continuing High Court notification that vested Civil Judges, Senior Division, with District Judge powers, so the jurisdiction objection failed. Shebaitship of a Hindu temple was treated as property because it carried a beneficial proprietary interest in the management and usufruct of the endowment, so an instrument disposing of shebaitship fell within the definition of a will. Due execution was also proved by the attesting witness and scribe, and the use of affidavits in examination-in-chief did not vitiate the proceeding where the parties assented and cross-examination was held. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 23 Mar 1966 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200028