https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=297787 A caveat in probate proceedings may be maintained by a person with a caveatable interest, and the probate court may first test that interest as a preliminary issue. That inquiry is limited to whether the caveator has an interest in the estate that could be prejudiced by grant of probate; it does not extend to finally resolving disputed matters such as the validity of a rival Will or the caveator's ultimate legal status. The probate court remains concerned with due execution and attestation of the Will, not final succession rights. On the materials, both caveators had a prima facie basis to oppose probate, so the refusal to discharge the caveats was upheld. en-us Mon, 24 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 22 Sep 2021 06:16:05 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=297787 A caveat in probate proceedings may be maintained by a person with a caveatable interest, and the probate court may first test that interest as a preliminary issue. That inquiry is limited to whether the caveator has an interest in the estate that could be prejudiced by grant of probate; it does not extend to finally resolving disputed matters such as the validity of a rival Will or the caveator's ultimate legal status. The probate court remains concerned with due execution and attestation of the Will, not final succession rights. On the materials, both caveators had a prima facie basis to oppose probate, so the refusal to discharge the caveats was upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 24 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=297787