In Lekshmi M. Nair v. Sudhamony Amma C.K. and Others [MANU/KE/2064/2024], the High Court of Kerala observed that the District Court has jurisdiction to grant or revoke probates and letters of administration, without a State Government notification under Section 264 (2) of the Indian Succession Act, 1925.
The court concluded that the District Court does have such jurisdiction in cases covered by Section 57(c) of the Act, which includes wills made by Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, or Jains after January 1, 1927.
The court set aside the judgment in Natarajan T.K. v. T. K. Raman Achari [2023 (2) KHC 652] affirming that no notification is required for these cases, and thus, the District Court can proceed with probate applications.
