The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike will have to give the holder’s khata in favour of a person having life interest under a Will and a joint regular khata in favour of all the legal heirs of the property owner, said the High Court of Karnataka.
“A life interest created in favour of a person does not by itself confer the title on the property but confers the possessory right to enjoy the usufruct of the property during the life time of such person. On the expiry of the person having a life interest, either the directions of the Will or the inheritance laws would come into force requiring devolution of the property of such legal heirs of the deceased,” the court said.
