https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293028 The Privy Council dismissed the appeal with costs, upholding the High Court's findings that the adoption of Raja Somasekhara Royal was invalid due to lack of evidence of the widow's authority to adopt. Consequently, the respondent, being the nearest heir, was deemed entitled to the zamindari. The High Court's decision on costs, where each party bore their own costs, was affirmed, with the cross-appeal against this order dismissed without costs. en-us Tue, 03 Feb 1948 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 19 Jan 2021 17:39:39 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293028 The Privy Council dismissed the appeal with costs, upholding the High Court's findings that the adoption of Raja Somasekhara Royal was invalid due to lack of evidence of the widow's authority to adopt. Consequently, the respondent, being the nearest heir, was deemed entitled to the zamindari. The High Court's decision on costs, where each party bore their own costs, was affirmed, with the cross-appeal against this order dismissed without costs. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 03 Feb 1948 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293028