https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=290588 A deceased litigant's pre-dispute plaint was treated as a statement admissible under section 32 of the Evidence Act because it concerned family relationship and the maker had special means of knowledge; it was also proved to be her own document. That evidence supported the claim that the plaintiffs were the sons and heirs of Munir Khan, and the factual finding on heirship was not disturbed in second appeal. The alleged will failed because the surrounding circumstances showed lack of due execution and testamentary capacity, including old age, illness, absence of independent advice, and apparent lack of understanding of the document's contents. en-us Fri, 23 Mar 1917 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 06 Oct 2020 13:45:21 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=290588 A deceased litigant's pre-dispute plaint was treated as a statement admissible under section 32 of the Evidence Act because it concerned family relationship and the maker had special means of knowledge; it was also proved to be her own document. That evidence supported the claim that the plaintiffs were the sons and heirs of Munir Khan, and the factual finding on heirship was not disturbed in second appeal. The alleged will failed because the surrounding circumstances showed lack of due execution and testamentary capacity, including old age, illness, absence of independent advice, and apparent lack of understanding of the document's contents. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 23 Mar 1917 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=290588