Wills Law and Practice

A will is a donative document of transfer intended to be legally operative to effect a transfer of property upon the donor?s death. Thus it plays an important role to distribute the property of the testator after his death. If the will is not made properly or without following the prescribed manner the intention of the testator would be jeopardized. This work exhibits all about the will.The domain
Divided into nine chapters beginning with Introduction and ending with Will under Mahomedan Law the work caters aptly the whole gamut of the subject. While preparing the manuscript for second edition the erudite Author travels through all the high-ways and bye-ways relating to wills. Characteristics of an instrument determines whether that instrument is a will or not. Chapter 2 on Characteristics gives a comprehensive account in this regard. Chapter 3 ?Classification? provides different kinds of wills. Construction of a will is very much important as to validity of a will. In chapter on Construction all those aspects are discussed at length. Execution is also vital as to whether the will is valid or not and it is discussed vividly. In fact, litigations relate to validity and proof of a will. So the Author has analysed thoroughly these issues. Like execution, revocation and probate are also important and accordingly they are dealt with at length. According to Muslim personal law, Mohamedans have their own law relating to will and it was vividly discussed in a separate chapter.

Issues and topics
All the vital issues inter alia holograph will, joint will, lost will, will of thirty years old, privileged will are exhaustively discussed. All the sensitive areas like suspicious circumstances, sound disposing mind of the testator, presumption of valid execution, appointment of an executor, etc. are incorporated to acquaint the readers with almost all the issues and topics on the subject.
This utility-oriented commentary on the subject, we trust, will be treated as a practical guide to the Bench and the Bar and other legal fraternity.