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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
EASWARAN S.
Saiby W/o Jacob – Appellant
Versus
Mary W/o Eldhose – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
EASWARAN S., J.
1. These appeals arise out of an order of remand passed by the Sub Court, Perumbavoor in A.S Nos.77/2011 and 78/2011 dated 23.07.2014. By the judgment impugned, the First Appellate Court set aside the judgment and decree of the Munsiff’s Court, Perumbavoor in O.S.Nos.113/2009 & 95/2009 dated 29.3.2011 and remanded the suit back for fresh consideration. In these appeals, certain intricate questions pertaining to the interpretation of Section 63 (c) of the Indian SUCCESSION ACT , 1925 read with Section 68 of the Indian EVIDENCE ACT , 1872 have been raised.
2. The brief facts necessary for the disposal of these appeals are as follows:-
O.S No.95/2009 was instituted by the appellants for a prohibitory injunction, restraining the defendants [respondents herein] from trespassing into the plaint schedule property, which they claimed as derived through a st Will executed by the 1 plaintiff’s father, one Issac. The plaintiff in O.S No.113/2009 sought a prayer for declaration of title, recovery of possession, partition, and for a permanent prohibitory injunction. On appreciation of oral and documentary evidence, the trial court decreed O.S No.95/2009 and dismissed O.
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The execution of a will must strictly adhere to statutory requirements, including valid attestation by witnesses, and mere registration does not suffice to validate a will in the presence of suspicio....
The validity of a Will under Section 63 of the Indian Succession Act requires a full trial if disputed facts exist, rather than being decided as a preliminary issue.
A registered Will's validity under the Indian Succession Act requires compliance with statutory attestation requirements, and mixed questions of law and fact necessitate a full trial rather than dism....
The courts ruled that the failure to prove the valid execution and attestation of a Will invalidates claims of property based on it, emphasizing statutory requirements for witness testimony.
Section 68 of Indian Evidence Act reads as proof of execution of document required by law to be attested.
(1) Proof of execution of Will – It is not required to be proved with mathematical accuracy, but test of satisfaction of prudent mind has to be applied – If one attesting witness can prove execution ....
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