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Ramesh   24 April 2017

Can a registered will challenged ?

Sequences pertaining to a registered Will dated 1988

  1. ‘A’ had executed a registered will in 1988 wherein he had mentioned that after his death,  his immovable property will be transferred to his wife (Say B). It also was mentioned in the will that his wife can neither sell this property nor she can gift to anyone during her life time.
  2. ‘A’ had 3 children i.e. 2 sons (say C & D) and 1 daughter (Say E).
  3. ‘A’  has also mentioned in his Will that after the death of his wife’s ‘B’, this immovable property will be transferred to his son ‘C’ and his other 2 children i.e. son ‘D’ and daughter ‘E’ will not have any right or share on this property   
  4. Witnesses to this registered Will were his son ‘D’ and daughter ‘E’ themselves.
  5. ‘A’  passed away in 1998 and as per his Will,  his immovable property was got transferred in the name of his wife ‘B’ through mutation in municipal records by virtue of this will.
  6. In 2015 his daughter ‘E’ passed away
  7. In 2016 his wife ‘B’ also passed away. The said property was transferred to his son “C” by  virtue of the registered Will of “A” in municipal records.
  8. The said property is in the New Delhi region.

Based upon above information you are requested to kindly advice on following :-

  • Can his other son ‘’D” challenge a registered Will dated 1988?
  • Can court grant relief to ‘’D” in the said property?
  • Can legal heirs of ‘’D’’ & ‘’E” also claim their share in the said property ?

Looking forward to your kind guidance on this matter.



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Kumar Doab (FIN)     24 April 2017

It is believed that all are Hindu.

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Kumar Doab (FIN)     24 April 2017

The registered WILL can also be challenged.

However the registered WILL may not be set aside on the counts of authenticity.

Moreso D, E was witnesses in registered WILL.

It is mandatory to probate the WILL in presidential towns of Mumbai, Kolkota, and Chennai.

Apparently the WILL was never contested so far and hence did not land up in probate court so far.

Kumar Doab (FIN)     24 April 2017

It is a matter of Testate Succession.

The authority under whose jurisdiction property falls has set procedure for such matters of Testate Succession and it is usually available on website on authority also.

Downlaod the procedure and also the docs etc required for it.

Usually copy of the WILL, death certificate etc are required and authority may also ask for legal heir certificate/affidavit NOC from other legal heirs/advt in newspapers.

If such procedure is duly complied then challenge to WILL may fail.

If the WILL has already been challenged approach a very able counsel of unshakable repute, integrity, after inquiring in self at your location, specializing in succession/civil matters with all docs and records.

Avoid persons loitering at various websites to allure the unsuspecting querists to fleece.


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