Will

siddhesh (Querist) 20 August 2014 This query is : Resolved
Is it compulsory for the witnesses of a will to know each other? Any case law or provision?

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V R SHROFF (Expert) 20 August 2014
how otherwise witness identify the executor ???

Unknown person may turn up for money, deny / don't turn up for evidence..
Known reliable person shd be witness..
Law is silent.

ADV-JEEVAN PATIL, MUMBAI (Expert) 20 August 2014
Testator should know witnesses but witnesses need not know each other

Devajyoti Barman (Expert) 21 August 2014
tHOUGH NO SUCH REQUIREMENT IS REQUIREMENT, IT IS BETTER TO HAVE THOSE.

Rajendra K Goyal (Expert) 21 August 2014
Witness should know the testator.

ajay sethi (Expert) 21 August 2014
better get some close family friends as witnesses

Advocate Bhartesh goyal (Expert) 21 August 2014
No it is not required that witnesses of will should know each other but they should know to testator and in their presence testator should have signed the will.

Shonee Kapoor (Expert) 21 August 2014
Hmm, I agree, that they should know the testator, as to who he is. Bur they need not know each other.

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Dr J C Vashista (Expert) 22 August 2014
The very purpose of witnessing the testator is to agree to the fact that the testator has signed in his/their presence, which can be an unknown as well.
However, it is always better to get the testament witnessed by family member/ relative.

T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate (Expert) 25 August 2014
It is pertinent that the witnesses know the testator and vice versa, however, it is not a criteria that the witnesses should know each other.

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