https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313734 Acceptance of a benefit under a will constitutes an election to take under the entire testamentary instrument, and the doctrines of approbation and reprobation bar a beneficiary from accepting legacies while opposing probate. The court found the will of 21 August 1997 duly executed and proved through the propounder and an attesting witness, with the testatrix's signature identified. It further held that the defendants, having accepted specific benefits and expressly accepted the will in writing, were not entitled to challenge it. The plea of undue influence also failed because no sustainable proof remained once the defendants had acted upon the will. en-us Sun, 16 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 30 Apr 2024 21:26:39 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313734 Acceptance of a benefit under a will constitutes an election to take under the entire testamentary instrument, and the doctrines of approbation and reprobation bar a beneficiary from accepting legacies while opposing probate. The court found the will of 21 August 1997 duly executed and proved through the propounder and an attesting witness, with the testatrix's signature identified. It further held that the defendants, having accepted specific benefits and expressly accepted the will in writing, were not entitled to challenge it. The plea of undue influence also failed because no sustainable proof remained once the defendants had acted upon the will. Case-Laws Indian Laws Sun, 16 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313734