Indian Succession Act, 1925

Act No. 39 of 1925 In force from 1925-09-30 Ministry of Law and Justice 393 sections

An Act to consolidate the law applicable to intestate and testamentary succession.

110 Supreme Court judgments considering this law. Search within these.

• C.P. Francis v. C.P. Joseph and Others
  2025 INSC 10713 September 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  Whether the High Court, while invoking the Proviso to s.100(5), CPC, was correct in referring to and applying s.67, Indian Succession Act, 1925; whether s.67, Indian Succession Act, 1925 is attracted to determine the succession…

• Ramesh Chand (D) Thr. Lrs. v. Suresh Chand and Anr.
  2025 INSC 10591 September 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  I) Whether the impugned documents, i.e., Agreement to Sell, General Power of Attorney, Receipt of Consideration and the registered Will, allegedly entered into by K, father of the appellant/ defendant no.1 and respondent…

• Gurdial Singh (Dead) Through LR v. Jagir Kaur (Dead) and Anr. Etc.
  2025 INSC 86617 July 2025Dismissed

  Issue arose as to whether the High Court was justified in reversing the concurrent findings of the courts below and holding the Will was vitiated due to existence of suspicious circumstances, non-mention of the existence of wife…

• N.P. Saseendran v. N.P. Ponnamma & Ors.
  2025 INSC 38824 March 2025Dismissed

  The question to be decided herein is twin fold, whether the document of the year 1985 is a gift or Settlement or Will and whether the requirements under law or conditions in the deed have been satisfied to vest a legal right.

• Gopal Krishan & Ors. v. Daulat Ram & Ors.
  2025 INSC 181 January 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  Impugned in this appeal is the judgment and order of the High Court dated 26.03.2018 whereby it has been held that the Will, subject matter of controversy, allegedly of one Testator-SR, had not been proved, thereby finding that…

• Vinayak Purshottam Dube (Deceased), Through Lrs. v. Jayashree Padamkar Bhat & Others
  2024 INSC 1591 March 2024Appeal(s) allowed

  Appellants, legal representatives of the original opposite party-a sole proprietor (since deceased) who had entered into a Development Agreement with the respondents-complainants, if liable to discharge the obligations which had…

• Swaminathan & Ors. v. Alankamony (Dead) Through Lrs.
  2022 INSC 2839 March 2022Dismissed
• Murthy & Ors. v. C. Saradambal & Ors.
  2021 INSC 86210 December 2021Appeal(s) allowed
• State of Haryana v. Harnam Singh (Dead) Thr. Lrs. & Ors.
  2021 INSC 78625 November 2021Appeal(s) allowed
• Ravinder Nath Agarwal v. Yogender Nath Agarwal & Ors.
  2021 INSC 8612 February 2021Disposed of
• V. Kalyanaswamy (D) by Lrs. & Anr. v. L. Bakthavatsalam (D) by Lrs. & Ors.
  2020 INSC 45517 July 2020Dismissed
• Vinodchandra Sakarlal Kapadia v. State of Gujarat and Ors.
  2020 INSC 42715 June 2020Dismissed
• Dhanpat v. Sheo Ram (Deceased) Through Lrs. & Ors.
  2020 INSC 31619 March 2020Appeal(s) allowed
• Trijugi Narain (Dead) Through Legal Representatives and Others v. Sankoo (Dead) Through Legal Representatives and Others
  2019 INSC 134410 December 2019Dismissed
• Manju Puri v. Rajiv Singh Hanspal & Ors.
  2019 INSC 124414 November 2019Appeal(s) allowed
• Ramesh Nivrutti Bhagwat v. Dr. Surendra Manohar Parakhe
  2019 INSC 11224 October 2019Dismissed
• Govindbhai Chhotabhai Patel & Ors. v. Patel Ramanbhai Mathurbhai
  2019 INSC 107023 September 2019Dismissed
• Jose Paulo Coutinho v. Maria Luizavalentina Pereira & Anr.
  2019 INSC 102913 September 2019Appeal(s) allowed
• State of Rajasthan and Ors. v. Lord Northbook and Ors.
  2019 INSC 96928 August 2019Matter referred to larger bench
• Kanta Yadav v. Om Prakash Yadav & Ors.
  2019 INSC 80824 July 2019Dismissed
• Sameer Kapoor and Another v. The State Through Sub-Division Magistrate South, New Delhi and Others
  2019 INSC 58529 April 2019Dismissed
• Joseph Easwaran Wapshare & Ors. v. Shirley Katheleen Wheeler
  2019 INSC 27726 February 2019Appeal(s) allowed
• B.C. Singh (D) by Lrs. v. J.M. Utarid (D) by Lrs.
  2018 INSC 4588 May 2018Appeal(s) allowed
• Ramesh Verma (D) Tr. Lrs. v. Lajesh Saxena (D) by Lrs & Anr.
  2016 INSC 105324 November 2016Dismissed
• Smt. Shakuntala Bai & Ors. v. Mr. Mahaveer Prasad
  2015 INSC 4692 July 2015Dismissed
• Jagdish Chand Sharma v. Narain Singh Saini (Dead) Through His Lrs. & Ors.
  2015 INSC 3761 May 2015Dismissed
• Leela Rajagopal & Ors. v. Kamala Menon Cocharan & Ors.
  2014 INSC 6128 September 2014Dismissed
• Gaiv Dinshaw Irani & Ors. v. Tehmtan Irani & Ors.
  2014 INSC 34125 April 2014Dismissed
• M.B. Ramesh (D) by Lrs. v. K.M. Veeraje Urs (D) by Lrs. & Ors.
  2013 INSC 3083 May 2013Dismissed
• Mathai Samuel and Ors. v. Eapen Eapen (Dead) by Lrs. and Ors.
  2012 INSC 52621 November 2012Appeal(s) allowed
• Suraj Lamp & Industries Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Haryana & Anr.
  2011 INSC 73911 October 2011Disposed of
• Siddamurthy Jayarami Reddy (D) by Lrs. v. Godi Jaya Rami Reddy & Anr.
  2011 INSC 2541 April 2011Dismissed
• Gopal Swaroop v. Krishna Murari Mangal & Ors.
  2010 INSC 81725 November 2010Appeal(s) allowed
• Sadaram Suryanarayana & Anr. v. Kalla Surya Kantham & Anr.
  2010 INSC 72622 October 2010Appeal(s) allowed
• Ittianam and Ors. v. Cherichi @ Padmini
  2010 INSC 43627 July 2010Disposed of
• K. Naina Mohamed (Dead) Through Lrs. v. A.M. Vasudevan Chettiar (D) by Lrs. & Ors.
  2010 INSC 3727 July 2010Dismissed
• Samir Chandra Das v. Bibhas Chandra Das & Ors.
  2010 INSC 2957 May 2010Appeal(s) allowed
• Balathandayutham & Anr. v. Ezhilarasan
  2010 INSC 21716 April 2010Dismissed
• Bhag Singh v. Jaskirat Singh & Ors.
  2009 INSC 131316 December 2009Partly allowed
• Fgp Ltd. v. Saleh Hooseini Doctor and Anr.
  2009 INSC 113815 September 2009Dismissed