https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=297759 During contested probate proceedings, the Court may exercise discretionary power under Section 247 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 to appoint an administrator pendente lite where the estate is large, mixed, and effectively needs neutral protection pending adjudication. Here, serious challenges to the will, the executor's conduct, and his control over assets and controlling shareholding justified temporary intervention. The Court held that the estate should be placed under neutral interim administration, and the named executor could be displaced for that limited purpose. Joint administrators pendente lite were appointed, while the executor's substantive rights remained open for final determination in the testamentary proceedings. en-us Fri, 19 May 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 21 Sep 2021 15:16:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=297759 During contested probate proceedings, the Court may exercise discretionary power under Section 247 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 to appoint an administrator pendente lite where the estate is large, mixed, and effectively needs neutral protection pending adjudication. Here, serious challenges to the will, the executor's conduct, and his control over assets and controlling shareholding justified temporary intervention. The Court held that the estate should be placed under neutral interim administration, and the named executor could be displaced for that limited purpose. Joint administrators pendente lite were appointed, while the executor's substantive rights remained open for final determination in the testamentary proceedings. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 19 May 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=297759