In Brief
In this succession law case, the Supreme Court examined the validity of a petition to revoke letters of administration filed more than three years after the original grant. The Court held that while the Indian Succession Act does not expressly prescribe a limitation period for revocation applications, such petitions must be brought within a reasonable timeframe—here, three years—from the date of grant. Since the grant itself constitutes notice to all concerned, the petition was barred by limitation. The appeal was dismissed, upholding the concurrent High Court findings that the proceedings were time-barred.
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