Can will give one person life estate and another person absolute right

Deepak Punjabi (Querist) 25 April 2014 This query is : Resolved
Suppose there are 2 beneficiaries in a will. Both get equal share in property. Can a will be made so that one gets only life estate and the other gets estate absolutely and forever. Is such a will valid?

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Guest (Expert) 25 April 2014
Supposition has no scope in providing solution to any problem, if you really have any. For academic queries you should not have expected experts to hold tutorials for students.

ajay sethi (Expert) 25 April 2014
academic query . read indian succession act

Deepak Punjabi (Querist) 25 April 2014
Just because I am a Law student doesn't mean that my query is purely academic. Anyways, Im sure the Indian Succession Act contains provisions for such wills. But its a somewhat tricky aspect, so thought I should clarify.

Guest (Expert) 26 April 2014
Mr. Deepak Punjabi,

So, you are the judge of your own cause by stating, "Just because I am a Law student doesn't mean that my query is purely academic"! Can you compel any of the community members to reply your question, which is termed as an academic question?

In what way you don't think your query is not an academic query? When you become a qualified lawyer, would you put your petitions merely in interrogative form without discussing any real problem of your client? Also when the judge questions about your question-type submissions, would you tell him that just because you are a lwyer doesn't mean that the petition cannot be in question form?

However, as regards your statement, "its a somewhat tricky aspect, so thought I should clarify," have you asked your class teacher about clarification on your doubt, or discussed anywhere on this page about the background and the nature of real problem along with your own interpretation to ask the experts for clarification whether your interpretation is correct or not?

First try to understand, what is a real problem and what is an academic question and only then raise your finger towards the reply of any expert that too if he is wrong. You are a prospective lawyer, you must know that implication of law depends upon various factors, like nature & characteristics of problem, how a person is related with the problem, what is his motive, in which circumstances and environments any legal document has been prepared, etc.

Asking your type of question is just like putting a question to the exaninees, as if the experts are sitting in some exam and you are the examiner for that exam.

MIND IT, KNOWLEDGE CANNOT BE ACQUIRED BY YOUR ACADEMIC AND EGOISTIC STYLE.

Deepak Punjabi (Querist) 26 April 2014
Thank you sir for your detailed answer. I agree my question sounds rather interrogative and academic. I admit my fallacy and that my question should have been framed differently. Its actually a real-world situation, but anyways. And thanks Mr. Sethi as well as for answering.

Guest (Expert) 26 April 2014
You are welcome, but with rational approach and reasoning, whenever you prefer to ask something through this forum.

T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate (Expert) 26 April 2014
Mr. Dhingra has given a very good and fitting answer to the author, may be this answer can be reproduced to all those queries which are academic in nature.