Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in India

Re: Indian Succession Act

Though as per the existing law there is no bar to the beneficiary to be the witness to the Document. But it always is an aspersation upon him, in the eyes of law. Such cases are always treated with doubt.

Re: Indian Succession Act

there is no such prohibition/bar to the attesting witness that he could not become the beneficiary but in such case it definitly put doubt on the impartiality on the attesting witness.

Re: Indian Succession Act

An attesting witness should never be a beneficiary, since the whole will may be termed as bad. The law does not strictly prohibit, but such wills are very easy to be disbelieved.

Re: Indian Succession Act

dont make a beneficiary attest as witness.