{"id":387170,"date":"2026-06-15T17:30:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T12:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=387170"},"modified":"2026-06-15T17:22:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T11:52:04","slug":"probate-revocation-plea-time-barred-mutation-notice-is-constructive-notice-sc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/06\/15\/probate-revocation-plea-time-barred-mutation-notice-is-constructive-notice-sc\/","title":{"rendered":"Probate Revocation Plea Filed 27 Years After Grant of Probate Barred by Limitation; Notice in Mutation Proceedings Constitutes Constructive Notice: Supreme Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Supreme Court:<\/span> In an appeal concerning the limitation applicable to proceedings for revocation of probate under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001555479\" target=\"_blank\">263<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002835343\" target=\"_blank\">Succession Act, 1925<\/a>, a Division Bench of <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Sanjay Karol<span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">*<\/span> and Vipul M. Pancholi, JJ.<\/span>, held that an application seeking revocation of probate is governed by Article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001553169\" target=\"_blank\">137<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726959\" target=\"_blank\">Limitation Act, 1963<\/a> and must be filed within 3 years from the date on which the right to apply accrues.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Rejecting the respondents&#8217; plea that they acquired knowledge of the probate only in 2019, the Court held that the notice served upon them in mutation proceedings in 2013 constituted constructive notice, and their failure to inquire into the basis of the appellant&#8217;s claim amounted to wilful abstention. Observing that such conduct could not be attributed to a reasonably prudent person, the Court concluded that the application for revocation filed in 2022 was hopelessly time-barred. Accordingly, the Court set aside the judgment of the Division Bench and restored the Single Judge&#8217;s order dismissing the revocation application on the ground of limitation.<\/p>\n<h3>Background<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The dispute arose from the estate of Gouriprova Sen, who had inherited her husband Amulya Chandra Sen&#8217;s properties as his sole legal heir. During her lifetime, she gifted a portion of the properties to the appellant and subsequently executed a will dated 9 July 1989, appointing the appellant, her nephew, as the sole executor and beneficiary. Following her death on 8 October 1989, the appellant obtained probate of the will on 28 September 1995. Thereafter, mutation proceedings were initiated in 2010&#8212;2011 for recording the properties in his name. While the appellant contended that notice of such proceedings had been served on the predecessor-in-interest of the respondents, the respondents, being nephews-in-law of the testatrix and the surviving members of her husband&#8217;s family claimed that they became aware of the probate only in 2019.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">They subsequently instituted a civil suit seeking declaration and injunction and, in July 2022, filed an application under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001555479\" target=\"_blank\">263<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002835343\" target=\"_blank\">Succession Act, 1925<\/a> for revocation of the probate granted in 1995. The Single Judge dismissed the revocation application as barred by limitation, whereas the Division Bench reversed that finding, giving rise to the appeal before the Supreme Court on the question whether the revocation proceedings were maintainable after such prolonged delay.<\/p>\n<h3>Analysis<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Supreme Court observed that since the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002835343\" target=\"_blank\">Succession Act, 1925<\/a> does not prescribe any limitation either for seeking probate or for its revocation, recourse must be made to Article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001553169\" target=\"_blank\">137<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726959\" target=\"_blank\">Limitation Act, 1963<\/a>. Referring to its decisions in <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Lynette Fernandes<\/span> v. <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Gertie Mathias<\/span>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002766861\" target=\"_blank\">(2018) 1 SCC 271<\/a> and <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Ramesh Nivrutti Bhagwat<\/span> v. <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Surendra Manohar Parakhe<\/span>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9001053533\" target=\"_blank\">(2020) 17 SCC 284<\/a>, the Court reiterated that the right to apply accrues when the party seeking revocation acquires knowledge of the probate or of the facts giving rise to the challenge. The principal question, therefore, was whether the respondents acquired knowledge only in 2019, as claimed by them, or whether the notice served upon them in the mutation proceedings in 2013 constituted constructive notice of the probate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Examining the doctrine of constructive notice, the Court held that it is a deeming fiction in law, distinguishable from actual notice, and arises in cases of wilful abstention or gross negligence. The respondents admittedly received notice of the mutation proceedings initiated by the appellant in 2013 but chose to ignore it despite already having mutation entries in their favour. The Court held that such conduct could not be termed that of a reasonably prudent person. Upon receiving notice from a court in relation to mutation proceedings concerning the same property, the respondents ought to have made efforts to ascertain the basis of the appellant&#8217;s claim. Their failure to do so amounted to wilful abstention and attracted the principle of constructive notice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court further noted that the respondents had offered no satisfactory explanation for the period between 2013 and 2019, merely alleging threats and attempts at dispossession by the appellant without explaining the source of their own title or rights. In these circumstances, the Court concluded that the notice issued in the mutation proceedings constituted constructive notice, and limitation under Article 137 would commence from the point at which the respondents, exercising reasonable diligence, ought to have discovered that the appellant&#8217;s claim was founded upon the probate granted in 1995. Consequently, the respondents&#8217; application for revocation filed in 2022 was held to be hopelessly time-barred.<\/p>\n<h3>Decision<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court accordingly set aside the judgment of the Division Bench and restored the order of the Single Judge dismissing the revocation application. The appeal was allowed and pending applications stood disposed of.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Dhiraj Dutta<\/span> v. <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Anirban Sen<\/span>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9003498382\" target=\"_blank\">2026 SCC OnLine SC 996<\/a>, decided on 29-5-2026<\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%; text-indent: 18pt; border: 2px solid black; border-radius: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; background-color: #DCDCDC;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">*Judgment authored by: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/08\/23\/know-your-judge-supreme-court-judge-sanjay-karol-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\">Justice Sanjay Karol<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">Holding that wilful abstention from inquiry after receiving a court notice attracts constructive notice, the Supreme Court ruled the respondents&#8217; 2022 revocation application hopelessly time-barred under Art. 137, Limitation Act, and restored the Single Judge&#8217;s dismissal order.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67541,"featured_media":387177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,9],"tags":[107109,107110,53896,55015,88166,107114,96778,107112,107108,107111,107113,5363,105472,107115],"class_list":["post-387170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casebriefs","category-supremecourt","tag-article-137-limitation-act","tag-constructive-notice","tag-indian-succession-act-1925","tag-justice-sanjay-karol","tag-justice-vipul-m-pancholi","tag-limitation-for-probate-revocation","tag-mutation-proceedings","tag-probate-limitation-period","tag-probate-revocation","tag-revocation-of-probate","tag-s-263-indian-succession-act","tag-supreme-court","tag-testamentary-succession","tag-wills-and-probate"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Probate Revocation Plea Time-Barred; 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