PRAKASH SONI vs DEEPAK KUMAR . — C.A. No. 6388/2009

Case Summary: C.A. No. 006388/2009 (Prakash Soni v. Deepak Kumar) The Supreme Court allowed Dr. Prakash Soni's appeal, setting aside the High Court's judgment and restoring the first appellate court's order. The case involved competing claims to the retiral benefits of deceased teacher Srimati Mooli Swarnkar. The Court rejected the alleged will executed on her deathbed (18.11.2001) as surrounded by suspicious circumstances: the testator was gravely ill with liver cancer, her hands were shivering while signing, she died hours later, signatures didn't match prior documents, and nomination forms favoring respondents were executed just two days before death. The Court held that the appellant husband, as successor, is entitled to all retiral benefits including pension, gratuity, G.P.F., and insurance. No costs awarded. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.