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In the cross-examination, this witness states as under:

(i)"My father was highly diabetic and was also suffering from hypertension"
(ii)"It is correct that mu father was suffering form paralysis prior to his death. He had suffered paralytic attack one/one and half month before his death"

PW-3 in his examination-in-chief states as under :

(i)"......at about 11 a.m. on 8.11.1990 and told me that his father-in-law Shri Shadi Lal Sabharwal was ill"
(ii)"On reaching the house of Shri Shadi Lal Sabharwal we found Shri Shadi Lal Sabharwal lying on a cot and an old lady was also present in the house"

(iii)"The Testator was possessed of sound disposing mind at the time of execution of his Will"

In cross-examination, this witness states as under :
(i)"When I met Shri Shadi Lal Sabharwal, I noticed that he was sick and bedridden, but appeared to be capable of hearing and speaking and seeing"

(ii)"I cannot admit or deny the suggestion that the Testator was suffering from paralysis at the time of execution of the Will Exhibit PW3/1"

PW-4 in his examination-in-chief states that "Since the Testator was lying ill he could not accompany us to the office of the Sub-Registrar for the registration of the Will"

In the cross-examination, this witness states that :

"The Testator was found lying on his bed when I reached there. His wife had given him support in order to place to place him in such a position that he could sign the Will. The Testator appear to be suffering from paralytic stroke and his hands were shaking while affixing his signatures. I cannot say if any part of the body of the Testator had been incapacitated on account of paralysis, but I can say that his speech was slurred"

PW-5 in his examination-in-chief deposes as under:

(i)"He was fully conscious at the time of examination and was paralysed on one side of the body. I had obtained his signature and left thumb impression........"

In cross-examination, he states that

(i)"I have not brought any record today to show that Shri Shadi Lal Sabharwal was meciallly examined"

(ii)"I am not a general practitioner but a cardiologist. It is correct that problem relating to paralysis is in the domain of neuro sciences. It is correct that I am not a neurologist and I am a cardiologist"