Judicial Dictionary



Title Mohamedan Law of Bequest
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Bequest by a Mohamedan to his heir of any quantum of property requires the consent of his other heirs after his death to be valid. But a bequest by a Mohamedan to any stranger (other than his heir) upto one-third of the surplus of his property which remains after payment of his funeral expenses and debts is valid and does not require consent of the heirs of the testator. Bequest to a stranger over and above one-third of the property of the testator which remains after payment of funeral expenses and debts of the testator requires the consent of the heirs of the testator after his death to be valid. .....Rabeya Khatoon(Most.) =VS= Jahanara alias Shefali Bewa, (Civil), 2018 (1) [4 LM (AD) 298] ....View Full Judgment