SC to hear Birlas plea in Priyamvada estate case Feb 11, 2007
The petitioners and the executors under the mutual Wills executed by M P Birla and his wife Priyamvada Birla in 1982 as trustees and potential beneficiaries had a duty to enforce the public charitable trust, contest the Will of 1999 and oppose the grant of probate so that they were not being accused of breach of trust, the Birlas in their petition stated. Continued. (India Times)
Calcutta HC discharges three out of four caveats filed by Birlas Mar 12, 2005
The Birla family produced a set of mutual wills signed by M P Birla and Priyamvada Birla, where they had listed each other and three other members of the Birla family as executors of the wills. Your comment[s] on this article. (Indian Express)
Birla property case in final lap Dec 3, 2004
Challenging the claim of Lodhas lawyers that the 1982 mutual wills of M. P. Birla and Priyamvada Birla claimed by the countrys first business family as the last testament of the couple might have been revoked, the counsels for the Birla family argued that the twin wills were irrevocable. The two sides are engaged in a legal battle for the past three months over the assets of the MP Birla group, which according to Lodha, was bequeathed to him by Priyamvada Birla. (Google News India -- Business)
Priyamvada had absolute right over M P Birla property: Lodha Oct 15, 2004
The Birlas challenged the purported will by which the entire property was bequeathed to Lodha, claiming that M P Birla and his wife, Priyamvada, had made mutual wills according to which the entire estate was to go the charities. Apart from four members of Birla family, two sisters of M P Birla have also filed caveats in the matter. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Birla charity a sugar-coated pill: Lodha counsel Oct 9, 2004
"There are no specified legatees of mutual wills of 1982. What do the Birlas propose to do with this property? Maybe, they will form trusts in names of K K Birla, B K Birla, Yashovardhan Birla and Kashinath Tapuriah. This will obliterate the name of M P Birla," Mitra submitted. Mitra argued that mutual wills do not stand in the way of probate of a will prepared at a later stage ... Once a will that was made out on a later date is probated, the legatees of earlier mutual wills can file a suit and... (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Courts accept mutual wills, argues Jaitley Sep 24, 2004
KOLKATA: "Many courts in India, including the Supreme Court has accepted the concept of mutual wills," Arun Jaitley, counsel for B K Birla submitted before the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ... On Wednesday, Jaitley submitted before the court at least three copies of judgements of various courts in India where the issue of mutual wills had come up ... "Through mutual wills, both parties get reciprocal and mutual benefits. Many courts have referred to this as a 'mutual', 'floating' and... (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
'Will for probate not made out by Priyamvada' Sep 18, 2004
The principle of mutual wills' will have to be accepted. After making out a mutual will, if the wife dies and the husband remarries and passes on the property to his second wife instead of his children, this is considered as fraud under law. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Lodha asked to rectify errors in probate plea Sep 12, 2004
Justice Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta on basis of the observations of testamentary department, said since Lodha had sought dismissal of Birlas' probate application for 1982 mutual wills of M P Birla and Priyamvada on the ground that they had not filed original copies, Lodha, too, should be asked to furnish original and registered will. RATE THIS ARTICLE. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Court takes offence at Birlas' apprehension Sep 12, 2004
The Birlas had sought exemption from the court to file original copies of the mutual wills of M P Birla and Priyamvada Birla on the ground of inadequate safety inside the court ... Birlas were apprehensive that original mutual wills might be "lost, tampered with, defaced or damaged". (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Birla case hearing adjourned till Wednesday Aug 31, 2004
TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2004. MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 2004 05:20:29 PM. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Pallonji Mistry richer by Rs 8,000 cr Aug 26, 2004
Former union law minister Arun Jaitley, appearing for B K Birla, sought the court's permission to include the names of his client and Yashovardhan Birla as executors of mutual wills prepared by M P Birla and Priyamvada Birla in 1982. "Both M P Birla and Priyamvada Birla made out mutual wills in 1982. Both wills mentioned the names of four executors. In M P Birla's will, Priyamvada was one of the executors while in the latter's will, her husband's name was included as an executor. Now, after the... (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Financial Express Aug 20, 2004
"We have filed a seperate suit for a direction that Rajendra Lodha should hand over the entire estate of MP Birla to the executor of the mutual wills of MP Birla and his wife Priyamvada Birla," Birlas solicitor NG Khaitan said here on Thursday ... The filing of a seperate suit in the court for handing over the entire assets came simultaneously with the Birlas move to file applications for probate of the mutual wills dated back to 1982. (Google News India -- Business)
Judge opts out of Birla will hearing again Aug 20, 2004
Calcutta, Aug. 19: A Calcutta High Court judge today refused to hear a petition on probating (legally authenticating) the purported mutual wills of Priyamvada Birla and her husband, M. P. Birla ... Today, Mukherjee did not even take up a supplementary application from G. P. Birla, Kashi Nath Tapuriah and P. K. Khaitan seeking court permission to file photocopies of the mutual wills with the probate petition ... Debanjan Mandal of Fox & Mandal, the solicitor firm representing Lodha, has sought to... (Google News India -- Business)
Lodha To Challenge Birlas'Probate Plea Aug 19, 2004
KOLKATA, AUG 18 : A day after the Birlas moved to probate two mutual wills of MP Birla and Priyamvada by which the entire assets of MP Birla group would go to charities, Rajendra Lodha, decided to challenge it. Two caveat applications were filed on behalf of Mr Lodha before the Calcutta high court to secure his right to be heard when the probate applications for two "wills" submitted by the Birlas were taken up for legal authentication, his solicitors said here on Wednesday. (Google News India -- Business)
This is the last will of late M P Birla Aug 18, 2004
The suit also sought to hand over the estate of MP Birla to the executors of mutual wills of 1982 ... Though MP and his wife had prepared the first set of mutual wills in 1981, the year after, some changes were made. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Business Line Aug 18, 2004
In fact, there were two sets of such mutual wills. While the first set was dated May 10, 1981 the second was signed on July 13, 1982. (Google News India -- Business)
Birla offensive with joint will Charity chant in new testament Aug 18, 2004
The Birla family filed a petition in Calcutta High Court seeking probate (legal authentication) of two mutual wills of M. P. Birla and his wife Priyamvada ... Both sisters of M. P. Birla Laxmi Bai Newar and Radha Bai Mohta filed an affidavit in court today, saying they had no objection to probating the mutual wills. (Google News India -- Business)
Lodha relying on 'personal letters' to buttress his claim Aug 5, 2004
The TOI now learns that both MP Birla and his wife had prepared "mutual wills" ... The affidavits filed by the Birlas in response to the caveat notice of the court repeatedly mentions about the "mutual wills" of the MP Birla and his wife ... The contention of the Birlas was that whether Priyamvada had the right to make a fresh will bequeathing the assets and properties of the MP Birla group to Lodha as the contention and essence of the mutual wills were that ultimately the assets and properties... (Google News India -- Business)
Press Scan Nov 9, 2003
IF WILLS COINCIDE, LOAN COMES RAPIDLY. Emphasizing that there was not a certain date for the transfer of the loan, Erdogan said that the loan could come at any moment and added that the issue was coinciding of mutual wills (Turkish Press, Turkey)
