In Brief
This civil appeal challenges a High Court revision order that questioned whether a legatee under a Will could execute a decree for partition and separate possession. The Supreme Court held that a legatee is indeed a legal representative capable of executing such decrees. The Court found the High Court exceeded its revision jurisdiction by disagreeing with the Executing Court's factual findings rather than identifying jurisdictional or legal error. Since the Executing Court had found the Will valid and the legatee to be the proper representative, with evidence from attesting witnesses and the scribe, the Court allowed the appeal and restored the Executing Court's order.
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