In Brief
A son of a deceased plaintiff sought to be substituted as her legal representative in a civil suit after her death. The Trial Court and High Court rejected his application because other legal heirs (another son and a daughter) had not been impleaded. The Supreme Court held that the son, being admittedly a legal heir, cannot be denied substitution as legal representative, whether by testamentary or non-testamentary succession. The Court allowed the appeal and remitted the application for reconsideration by the Trial Court in accordance with law.
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