https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284018 A challenge to the adoption and appointment of an heir based on custom was not maintainable because the objectors failed to plead the foundational facts required by section 6 of the Punjab Custom (Power to Contest) Act, 1920. Specific pleading of the ancestral character of the property and descent within five degrees of the common ancestor was necessary; a vague assertion that the adoption was contrary to custom was insufficient. The framing of issues and the recording of evidence could not cure the absence of a definite plea, and no amendment was sought to supply it. The challenge therefore failed for want of proper pleadings. en-us Wed, 08 Mar 1961 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 23 Oct 2019 17:19:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284018 A challenge to the adoption and appointment of an heir based on custom was not maintainable because the objectors failed to plead the foundational facts required by section 6 of the Punjab Custom (Power to Contest) Act, 1920. Specific pleading of the ancestral character of the property and descent within five degrees of the common ancestor was necessary; a vague assertion that the adoption was contrary to custom was insufficient. The framing of issues and the recording of evidence could not cure the absence of a definite plea, and no amendment was sought to supply it. The challenge therefore failed for want of proper pleadings. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 08 Mar 1961 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284018