Execution Of Will.

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This is the last WILL and testament of Me ................................................... S/o ............................................. of religion, residing at .................................................. executed on this the .................... day of .......................

  1. I am executing this WILL in a sound disposing state of mind.
  2. I hereby devise and bequeath my (give details of properties) ..................................... to my son/daughter/wife, residing at .................................................... (Any number of bequeaths can be made in this manner).
  3. I hereby dispose all my remaining properties which are not disposed of in the manner given above to my .......... ............... (here mention the details of the person to whom the remaining properties shall be bequeathed).
  4. This WILL shall come into operation after my death.
  5. I hereby appoint Mr. ................................ S/o .................................................. residing at ........................... ...................... and Mr. ............................ S/o .................................................. residing at ........................... ...................... as executor/ executors of this WILL (one or more executors can be appointed).

IN WITNESSES WHEREOF, I, the above said .................................... have to this WILL and testament set my hand on this the ................... day of .....................................

Signed by the said testator (here give the name of the testator) ................................................................ and acknowledged by him to be his last WILL and Testament in the presence of us and subscribed by us as witnesses in the presence of the said testator and each other.

SIGNED

Witnesses

 (1) Name: -

       Address: -

(2) Name: -

      Address: -

NOTE: -

  1. The WILL need not be written on stamp paper and is not compulsorily registerable. If the testator wants the Will to be a secret Will, he can deposit the Will with the District Registrar. The Will can be executed only by a person who is major. The attesting witnesses also should be persons who have attained the age of majority and must be person who can give evidence before court. There must be at least two attesting witnesses.
  2. The Will can be written by the testator or may be written at his instructions by any other person.
  3. The registration of the Will, will be an advantage while applying for probate of the Will.
  4. There is no necessity for a Probate in the case of a Will executed by a Hindu.
  5. A Mohammedan can make a Will orally and there is no necessity for attestation if it is in writing.
  6. A soldier in active service or a mariner can execute a Will, which is called a privileged Will. Such Wills may be written by the testator in his own hand, in which case it need not be signed or attested. If it is written by any other person, it has to be signed by the testator, but need not be attested.
  7. A soldier in active service can even make a Will orally in the presence of two witnesses. But such Will, will be invalid, if the soldier survives for a period of more than one month.

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