https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304220 Probate is required under Section 57 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 for wills covered by that provision in the original civil jurisdiction of the Madras, Bombay and Calcutta High Courts, and a claimant cannot assert a present enforceable right in the estate or seek impleadment as a plaintiff on the strength of an alleged will without first obtaining probate. The article also states that Section 211 does not assist a claimant who is neither a court-appointed administrator nor a person validly entrusted with execution of the will, so the status of executor or administrator cannot be assumed to support estate rights absent the statutory requirements. The result discussed is that impleadment as plaintiff was unavailable, while impleadment as defendant was upheld. en-us Mon, 07 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 13 Sep 2022 20:21:32 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304220 Probate is required under Section 57 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 for wills covered by that provision in the original civil jurisdiction of the Madras, Bombay and Calcutta High Courts, and a claimant cannot assert a present enforceable right in the estate or seek impleadment as a plaintiff on the strength of an alleged will without first obtaining probate. The article also states that Section 211 does not assist a claimant who is neither a court-appointed administrator nor a person validly entrusted with execution of the will, so the status of executor or administrator cannot be assumed to support estate rights absent the statutory requirements. The result discussed is that impleadment as plaintiff was unavailable, while impleadment as defendant was upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 07 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304220