In Brief
This appeal involved a three-decade-long succession dispute initiated by a 1984 application for letters of administration that was converted into a suit. The trial court dismissed it, but the High Court reversed this decision. The Supreme Court, finding the parties substantially agreed on property division terms despite minor differences, exercised discretionary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to approve an equitable partition of the estate. The Court adopted the respondents' property division sketch, superseding the competing wills, and directed the trial court to transmit the decree to the Sub-Registrar for official registration. The appeal was disposed of on settlement terms to end the protracted litigation.
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