Transfer to unborn persons is invalid (Section 113) Where a bequest is made to a person not in existence at the time of the testator’s death, subject to a prior bequest contained in the will, the later bequest shall be void, unless it comprises the whole of the...
In India, registration of Wills is not compulsory. A Will is not a compulsorily registerable document under section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908, (Act), and according to section 18 (e) it is the testator’s choice as to whether he wishes to register it. There is no...
A fundamental characteristic of property is that it cannot exist without an owner. On a person’s death his property has to vest into someone and the act of transmission of the property is referred to as succession. The law of succession is categorized as testamentary...
