High court judge rules ‘reasonable provision’ was not made for 83-year-old, ‘left with next to nothing’
Photograph: Raphael Satter/ReutersPhotograph: Raphael Satter/ReutersA widow whose husband of 66 years excluded her and their four daughters from his will, and left everything to their two sons, has won a high court case for a share of an estate worth more than £1m.
Mr Justice Peel heard that Karnail Singh, who died in 2021, “wished to leave his estate solely down the male line” after writing his will in 2005. He heard that Harbans Kaur, who married Singh in 1955, estimated the estate to be worth £1.9m gross but one of her sons put the value at £1.2m. The judge, who heard the family had run a clothing business, ruled Kaur, 83, should get 50% of the net value of the estate. He said it was clear “reasonable provision” had not been made for Kaur, whose income consisted of state benefits of about £12,000., said evidence showed Kaur had played a “full role” in the marriage and worked in the family clothing business.
“The reason why the will was crafted in these terms, excluding the claimant and the other four siblings, was because the deceased wished to leave his estate solely down the male line.” He added: “It seems to me that this is the clearest possible case entitling me to conclude that reasonable provision has not been made for the claimant.“After a marriage of 66 years, to which she made a full and equal contribution, and during which all the assets accrued, she is left with next to nothing.”
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