suspicious circumstance, all wills will have to be set aside, because the whole idea behind the execution of will is to interfere with the natural ... descendants are even beneficiaries under the will.
Applying the aforesaid rule, since Bagga Singh through his will and codicil chose only some of his legal
Deed of Cancellation of Will. Section 70 Indian
Succession Act, 1925 deals with revocation of unprivileged Will or codicil
and reads as follows ... When the Will is revoked by writing, this can be done in one of
two ways :
(a) by another Will or codicil duly executed
restrictions and
modifications specified therein, apply--
(a) to all Wills and codicils made by any Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh
or Jaina on or after the first ... Judicature at Madras and Bombay; and
(b) to all such Wills and codicils made outside those territories
and limits so far as relates to immoveable
under Challenge before the Bench who had ruled that the will and codicil could not be read in evidence until the surviving attesting witness ... such will and codicil who was proved to be within the jurisdiction of the Court, was called and examined as to the execution
will or with a copy of an authenticated copy of the will annexed.
(2) This section shall not apply in the case of wills made ... restrictions and modifications specified therein, apply-
(a) to all wills and codicils made by any Hindu, Budhist, Sikh or Jaina, on or after the first
will or with a copy of an authenticated copy of the will annexed.
(2) This section shall not apply in the case of wills made ... restrictions and modifications specified therein, apply:
(a) to all wills and codicils made by any Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh or Jaina, on or after the first
wife and sisters but had no issue.
He executed Will and Codicil dated 21.1.1985 and
29.12.1989 bequeathing most of his property to a trust
formed ... orders.
Copies of this judgment, alongwith a
copy of the Will, copy of Codicil, copy
of the trust deed, copy of the
supplementary trust deed
Will. This court vide order dated 16.4.1991 upheld the execution of the Will dated 21.1.1985 (Exhibit P-3) and of codicil dated 28.12.1988 (Exhibit ... Seth. Bhagirath Das as laid down by him in the Will dated 21.1.1985, codicil dated 28.12.1988 and the trust deed dated 18.1.1966 into reality
Succession Act which
reads as under:-
"70. Revocation of unprivileged Will or codicil.-- No
unprivileged Will or codicil, nor any part thereof, shall ... this
contention. The will dated 12.3.1975 has been revoked by way of registered
cancellation deed. Once the will or codicil can be revoked by burning
Will and the codicil: --
"(1) Whether the codicil dated 28-12-1988 was duly executed ?
(2) Whether the codicil dated ... recording a finding that Seth Bhagirath Dass had executed the Will and the codicil aforesaid, probate was ordered to be issued in favour
