Ranju Devi v. Sajnai Devi
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court; FA No.105 of 2024; decided 07-04-2026; coram Rudra Prakash Mishra, J; Ranju Devi (appellant, counsel Ratan Kumar) versus Sajnai Devi, Pawo Devi, Kari Devi, Bidhama Devi, Budharia Devi and Triful Devi (respondents); subject: conversion of First Appeal into Miscellaneous Appeal under Section 299 of the Indian Succession Act; impugned order dated 26.06.2024 of District Judge, Saharsa dismissing Probate Case No. 04 of 2023 as time barred at admission stage; reference to order dated 19.02.2024 in F.A. No. 39 of 2022; keywords: probate, succession, limitation, time barred, miscellaneous appeal.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the appellant to convert the First Appeal into a Miscellaneous Appeal under Section 299 of the Indian Succession Act within a period of four weeks. ¶18