Summary: A family argument over the belongings of S.K. Parandaman was settled in Madras High Court. The court decided against the will, leading to an equal sharing of the property among the family members.
In the Madras High Court, a family fight over a will was the main focus. The case was about the belongings of S.K. Parandaman, who died on November 17, 1998. His sons, S.P. Vijayakumar and S.P. Krishnakumar, wanted the property based on an unregistered will dated July 1, 1998. Meanwhile, his wife, Smt. Padmavathy, and another son, S.P. Thirulok Kumar, wanted the property to be shared equally, saying there was no valid will.
The main issue was whether the will was real. S.P. Vijayakumar and S.P. Krishnakumar, who supported the will, filed a case (TOS No.6 of 2003), while Smt. Padmavathy and S.P. Thirulok Kumar wanted the property divided (Tr.C.S.No.803 of 2016). The will supposedly left out Smt. Padmavathy and S.P. Thirulok Kumar, making people suspicious.
The court, led by Judges S.M. Subramaniam and C. Kumarappan, looked at the evidence. S.P. Vijayakumar and S.P. Krishnakumar couldn't prove the will was real. Important witnesses weren't available, and the signature of the person who made the will was questioned. The court said:
"The person who filed the case to prove the will couldn't show that the Will dated 01.07.1998 was properly made."
S.P. Vijayakumar and S.P. Krishnakumar argued that the will could be proven under a certain section of the Indian Evidence Act, even without witnesses who saw it being signed. But the court found no reason to use this rule because one witness, Mr. Kosalram, was available but didn't support them.
On December 19, 2025, the court dismissed the appeal, agreeing with the earlier decision from September 2, 2022. The ruling confirmed that the property should be shared equally among the family members, according to the Hindu Succession Act.
The court decided that the will was not valid and ordered the property to be divided equally among the heirs, following the rules of the Hindu Succession Act.
