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Mst. RAZIA BEGUM vs PUBLIC AT LARGE S — 2025 PLD 40 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2025 PLD 40 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2025
Reporter
PLD
Parties
Mst. RAZIA BEGUM vs PUBLIC AT LARGE S
Provisions referred to
S. 72---L

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Judgment text as reported

Mst. RAZIA BEGUM VS PUBLIC AT LARGE S.72---Life Insurance Policy---Nominee, status of---Nomination merely confers a right to collect the money or to "receive the money"; it does not operate either as a gift or as a will and, therefore, cannot deprive the other heirs of the nominator who may be entitled thereto under the law of succession applicable to the deceased---Thus, the nominee collects as a trustee for the benefit of all persons entitled to inherit from the deceased employee---Nomination merely confers a right to collect the money or to receive the money and it does not operate as a gift or as a will and, therefore, cannot deprive the legal heirs of the nominator who may be entitled thereto under the law of succession applicable to the deceased propositus---Thus, the nominee collects as a trustee for the benefit of all persons entitled to inherit from the deceased propositus.

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