unregistered second will

Querist : Anonymous (Querist) 16 December 2010 This query is : Resolved
my father had will in may 2006 which is registered before the subregistrar office now he has passed away in month of Nov2009 one month before (oct2009) hhe had written on plain paper that in his property rights will always remains of his son and if anything happens to any of his son then no daughter- in -law can claim on his roperty .whether this plain paper matter sign by him is validd or not
pls note i have received the above matter in the form of letter

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Parveen Kr. Aggarwal (Expert) 16 December 2010
It is not necessary that will is registered. An unregistered will is equally enforceable provided it has all the ingredients of a will.

s.subramanian (Expert) 17 December 2010
If the registered will is proved to be true, this paper will not have any value.

Kirti Kar Tripathi (Expert) 17 December 2010
I disagree with Mr. Subramanian on this point. If the the will on plain paper has all the requirements of valid will i.e. condition of executor, his signatures and signatures of wetnesses etc., the same is equally good as registered will and in that event subsequent will shall prevail.