https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305769 Property bequeathed by a father to his son does not become ancestral property merely because it came through an ancestor; absent pleading or proof that the will created a family benefit, the burden to establish ancestral character remains on the challenger, and the donor was competent to gift the property. Where a registered gift deed is not specifically denied, a general allegation of forgery does not trigger the requirement to examine an attesting witness under the proviso to Section 68 of the Evidence Act; the deed therefore could not be invalidated on that ground. en-us Mon, 23 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 22 Dec 2022 21:07:49 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305769 Property bequeathed by a father to his son does not become ancestral property merely because it came through an ancestor; absent pleading or proof that the will created a family benefit, the burden to establish ancestral character remains on the challenger, and the donor was competent to gift the property. Where a registered gift deed is not specifically denied, a general allegation of forgery does not trigger the requirement to examine an attesting witness under the proviso to Section 68 of the Evidence Act; the deed therefore could not be invalidated on that ground. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 23 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305769