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2023 Supreme(Del) 3356

NAJMI WAZIRI, VIKAS MAHAJAN
Ajit Singh – Appellant
Versus
State – Respondent


Advocates appeared:
Mr. T.K. Ganju and Dr. Manish Singhvi, Sr. Advocates with Mr. Prateek K. Chadha, AAG, State of Rajasthan, Mr. Sreekar Aechuri, Mr. Arpit Prakash and Mr. Vrishank Singhania, Advocates for State of Rajasthan.
Mr. Sandeep Sethi, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Fareha A. Khan, Ms. Niyati Kohli and Mr. Rishabh Parikh, Advocates, for the Appellant in FAO(OS) 348/2012, CM APPLs. 46546-47/2022 & 3579/2023 and for the Respondent in FAO(OS) 211/2013.
Mr. Paras Kuhad, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Manu Aggarwal, Mr. Jitin Chaturvedi, Mr. Shouib Hussain and Mr. Shubham Budhiraja, Advocates, for the Appellants in FAO(OS) 347/2012.
Mr. Kirtiman Singh and Ms. Shreya Mehra, Advocates for the Trustee in in FAO(OS) 347/2012.
Mr. Rishikesh Kumar, ASC GNCTD with Mr. Aditya Raj, Mr. Muhammad Zaid, Mr. Sudhir Kumar Shukla and Ms. Sheenu Priya, Advocates, for the Respondents in FAO(OS) 347/2012.
Mr. Sandeep Sethi, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Fareha A. Khan, Ms. Niyati Kohli and Mr. Rishabh Parikh, Advocates for R-3 in FAO(OS) 347/2012.
Mr. Tushar Sannu, ASC for GNCTD in FAO(OS) 347/2012.
Mr. Devendra Raghav and Ms. Rajeshwavi, Advocates for interveners in FAO(OS) 348/2012.
Mr. Tushar Sannu, ASC for GNCTD in FAO(OS) 348/2012.

Table of Content
1. background of testator and will's execution (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6)
2. execution and codicil details (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10)
3. compliance with legal requirements and objections (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 14)
4. grounds for dismissal of probate petition (Para 15 , 16)
5. state's arguments against the probate (Para 17 , 18 , 19)
6. execution and proving the will requirements (Para 20 , 21 , 22 , 24)
7. reliability of witness testimonies (Para 30 , 31 , 32)
8. clarification of suspended witness roles (Para 46 , 48 , 54)
9. danial latifi's potential signing issue resolved (Para 57 , 58 , 59 , 64)
10. original vs duplicate will paradox (Para 70 , 71)
11. objectors’ withdrawal significance and implications (Para 76 , 80)
12. court's order on granting probate (Para 93 , 99 , 100)
13. finalization of court's conclusions and order (Para 101 , 102)

JUDGMENT

Najmi Waziri, J.

Facts:

1. These three appeals impugn the judgment passed by the learned Single Judge on 03.07.2012 dismissing the appellant's Testamentary Case No. 26/1987 seeking probate of the last Will and Testament dated 30.10.1985, executed by Late Raja Bahadur Sardar Singh of Khetri (`Testator'). While FAO(OS) 347/2012 has been




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