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12. Now we advert to the instrument (Will) dated 12th April, 1989. By this Will, the testatrix Piloo M. Ghaswala appointed Mr. Justice Bakhtawar Lentin, Mr. Mohan Jayakar and Mrs. Roshan Chopra to be the executors and trustees. The executors and trustees have been collectively referred to in the Will as "My Trustees". Clauses 6 and 7 of the Will are material. These clauses throw strong beam of light on the intention of the testatrix. Clauses 6 and 7 read thus:

6. I HAVE two daughters viz. Mrs. Lyla Darius Jehangir and Miss Anita Ghaswala (I have called my daughter Anita Ghaswala by her maiden name as she has already filed a petition for divorce in respect of her marriage to Mr. Balla Toddywalla). My elder daughter Mrs. Lyla Darius Jehangir is an extravagant and irresponsible girl and is subject to fits of depression and it is for this reason that I DIRECT my Trustee by this my Will under the Trust created hereunder to hold all properties bequeathed and devised by me to her for the benefit of her daughter Page 0114 Zenia and the said property bequeathed to Lyla shall be held upon trust for the benefit of her daughter Zenia and upon Zenia completing the age of 21 years, my Trustees shall hand over all such property to Zenia absolutely.