Summary: A court case involving a fake will and property worth Rs. 150 crores has been resolved, revealing lies and trickery. The Bombay High Court has canceled the fake permissions and ordered an investigation into the wrongdoing.
In 2022, Shrieen Dinshaw Mistry filed a request claiming rights to the valuable Lawnside property in Malabar Hill, Mumbai, based on a will supposedly signed by Lady Jena Duggan on April 6, 1993. This was 29 years after Lady Jena's death in 1993. The court noted that this will was suspicious, especially since a real will dated April 4, 1993, had already been approved in favor of Lady Jena's grandson, Dr. Feroze Duggan.
Lady Jena Duggan's real will, made by well-known lawyers and witnessed by respected people, left her property to her grandson, Dr. Feroze Duggan. This will had been challenged but ultimately upheld by the courts, including the Supreme Court, confirming Dr. Feroze's rights to the property.
Shrieen Mistry claimed she found the will in 2022, explaining the delay by saying she didn't know about legal steps. However, her story didn't add up. She had supposedly loaned Rs. 27 lakhs to Lady Jena in 1980, secured by a mortgage on the Lawnside property, yet took no action for nearly thirty years.
The court found many problems in Mistry's claims. The supposed will was poorly written and not prepared by any known lawyer. The witnesses were unnamed, and the will went against past legal decisions.
Justice Kamal Khata declared the permissions given to Mistry as null and void. The court pointed out the fake actions and ordered an investigation into the forged documents. Mistry was fined Rs. 25 lakhs and faced possible contempt charges for misleading the court.
The court's decision protects the rightful heirs and upholds the fairness of the legal system. Mistry's actions were found to be fraudulent, and the investigation into the forged documents will proceed.
