A Registered Will Is Not Beyond Suspicion: SC

Sardari Lal Vs Bishan Dass & Ors. (Supreme Court of India) Supreme Court Reiterates: A Registered Will Is Not Beyond Suspicion – Propounder Must Satisfy the Court’s Judicial Conscience The Supreme Court restored the concurrent findings of the Trial Court and the First Appellate Court, holding that the mere registration of a Will and proof of attestation do not, by themselves, establish its genuineness. The Court emphasized that where a Will is surrounded by suspicious circumstances, the burden lies on its propounder not only to prove its execution in accordance with law but also to...