A person has filed a suit for declaration and recovery of possession on the ground that his wife X died and after the death of his wife X, he becomes the sole legal heir to succeed to the estate of his late wife X. The wife X died in the year 2009. But there's a voter list that this person (plaintiff in the suit) is living with one G as husband and wife even from 2006 onwards. According to the voter list, plaintiff's wife is not X but G who is still alive. This person being a Hindu, unless he proves that he is the Class-I heir of X, he could not succeed in his suit. Therefore my question is since there's a voter list to establish that he is not the husband of X , but the husband of G, I need to be enlightened on the evidentiary value of voter list.
A.MOHAN ADVOCATE
MADRAS HIGH COURT
