https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313727 Administration pendente lite may be granted where estate assets must be collected, no person is presently entitled to receive or hold them, and a bona fide dispute over representation is pending. The Court found these conditions satisfied because the estate required collection of rent and other assets, several proceedings were ongoing, and no effective representative could give a proper discharge. It further held that the appointee should be an impartial custodian: where serious allegations are raised against the named executor and the executor is closely involved in the dispute, appointment of that executor is inappropriate. A neutral officer was therefore selected to preserve and administer the estate during litigation. en-us Tue, 08 Feb 1949 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 30 Apr 2024 18:39:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313727 Administration pendente lite may be granted where estate assets must be collected, no person is presently entitled to receive or hold them, and a bona fide dispute over representation is pending. The Court found these conditions satisfied because the estate required collection of rent and other assets, several proceedings were ongoing, and no effective representative could give a proper discharge. It further held that the appointee should be an impartial custodian: where serious allegations are raised against the named executor and the executor is closely involved in the dispute, appointment of that executor is inappropriate. A neutral officer was therefore selected to preserve and administer the estate during litigation. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 08 Feb 1949 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313727