https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304203 A legal representative for substitution under Section 2(11) CPC includes heirs who represent the deceased's estate, not merely executors or administrators. The deceased's interest in the suit property was treated as a proprietary estate capable of devolution, so the petitioners could be impleaded in place of the deceased plaintiff. Succession was governed by the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, and not by the discarded Marumakkathayam customary rules; the petitioners, as relatives within the statutory line of succession, were recognised as heirs. The revisional court accordingly directed substitution of the petitioners as legal representatives. en-us Fri, 15 Mar 1991 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 13 Sep 2022 12:25:17 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304203 A legal representative for substitution under Section 2(11) CPC includes heirs who represent the deceased's estate, not merely executors or administrators. The deceased's interest in the suit property was treated as a proprietary estate capable of devolution, so the petitioners could be impleaded in place of the deceased plaintiff. Succession was governed by the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, and not by the discarded Marumakkathayam customary rules; the petitioners, as relatives within the statutory line of succession, were recognised as heirs. The revisional court accordingly directed substitution of the petitioners as legal representatives. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 15 Mar 1991 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304203