Debashish Chakraborty v. State and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Probate petitions TEST.CAS. 60/2023 & 61/2023 under Ss. 276 & 278 Indian Succession Act, 1925 for registered Will dated 16.09.2020 of Smt. Anima Chakraborty, Delhi High Court, Judge Subramonium Prasad, order dated 25.04.2026; disposed of as infructuous following comprehensive family Settlement Agreement dated 06.02.2026; connected partition suit CS(OS) 347/2022 (property K-8/8 PocketK, Cittaranjan Park, New Delhi-110019) disposed of vide order dated 24.04.2026 in terms of settlement; no adjudication on validity of Will; parties bound by settlement; fixed dates cancelled; petitioner Debashish Chakraborty; advocates Raja Chatterjee, Chumthunglo Z Ngullie, Shweta Roy (petitioner); Rajeshwer Kumar Gupta, Anisha Yadav (R-2 to 4).
What did the court decide?
Both testamentary petitions (TEST.CAS. 60/2023 and 61/2023) disposed of as infructuous in terms of the Settlement Agreement dated 06.02.2026; dates already fixed in the matter stand cancelled. No finding recorded on the grant of probate or the validity of the Will.