The Supreme Court in Madhuri Ghosh vs. Debobroto Dutta, has reiterated the legal position that where an absolute bequest has been made in respect of certain property to certain persons in a Will, then a subsequent bequest made qua the same property later in the same Will to other persons will be of no effect. In his Will, the testator had bequeathed the property in favour of the widow and the elder daughter. Before the court, it was contended that the said bequeath is only a limited interest and that the Will should be read as a whole and that the testator’s intention should be given effect so that the grandchildren are “not on the road”. Though the said argument found favour in the trial court as well as high court, a Supreme Court bench comprising Justice RK Agrawal and Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman rejected the same in view of the dictum laid down in Ramkishorelal and Another vs. Kamal Narayan. In Ramkishorelal case, the apex court held thus: “An attempt should always be made to rea...