Mr.S.Ravichandran v. Mrs.S.Rajeswari
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court order dated 18.02.2025 by A.A.Nakkiran, J. dismissing A.No.340 of 2025 in TOS.No.33 of 2015. The applicant sought a direction to the second respondent/second plaintiff Mrs.Premakumari to vacate and hand over possession of Flat No.3, Ragam Apartments, T-66, 1st Street, Anna Nagar, Chennai, and to deposit rent of Rs.25,000/- per month, contending the Will was not yet established and the father's settlement remained valid. The Court held that a Testamentary Original Suit is confined to deciding the genuineness and validity of the Will and cannot adjudicate title to the suit property or tenancy rights, directing the applicant to the appropriate forum. Keywords: TOS, testamentary original suit, Will, possession, tenancy right, rent deposit, maintainability, appropriate forum, interlocutory application dismissed.
What did the court decide?
In a TOS the Court can decide only the genuineness and validity of the Will; it cannot decide the title of the suit property or tenancy rights, and the applicant must seek his remedy before the appropriate forum.