https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=280483 Proof of a will requires compliance with due execution and attestation under the Succession Act, but formal proof alone is insufficient where suspicious circumstances surround execution. The propounder must satisfactorily dispel those doubts before the document can be accepted as the testator's last will. On the facts noted by the trial court and Single Judge, the surrounding circumstances, witness relationships, and inconsistencies remained unresolved, so the Division Bench erred in treating execution as enough and in reversing concurrent findings without addressing the suspicion. The impugned reversal was therefore unsustainable, and the appellant succeeded. en-us Thu, 19 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 07 May 2019 14:58:47 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=280483 Proof of a will requires compliance with due execution and attestation under the Succession Act, but formal proof alone is insufficient where suspicious circumstances surround execution. The propounder must satisfactorily dispel those doubts before the document can be accepted as the testator's last will. On the facts noted by the trial court and Single Judge, the surrounding circumstances, witness relationships, and inconsistencies remained unresolved, so the Division Bench erred in treating execution as enough and in reversing concurrent findings without addressing the suspicion. The impugned reversal was therefore unsustainable, and the appellant succeeded. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 19 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=280483