https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=470814 Section 63(c) of the Indian Succession Act permits attestation where a witness personally sees the testator sign or affix a mark, sees another person sign in the testator's presence and at the testator's direction, or receives the testator's personal acknowledgement. The requirement of signing at the testator's direction applies only when another person signs the Will, not when the witness sees the testator affix a thumb impression. Evidence that the testator affixed the thumb impression before both attesting witnesses, followed by their attestation, establishes due execution. Reduced spacing in the concluding portion of a single-page Will does not by itself create a legitimate suspicious circumstance. The Will and sale deeds founded on it were valid. en-us Thu, 02 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:46:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=470814 Section 63(c) of the Indian Succession Act permits attestation where a witness personally sees the testator sign or affix a mark, sees another person sign in the testator's presence and at the testator's direction, or receives the testator's personal acknowledgement. The requirement of signing at the testator's direction applies only when another person signs the Will, not when the witness sees the testator affix a thumb impression. Evidence that the testator affixed the thumb impression before both attesting witnesses, followed by their attestation, establishes due execution. Reduced spacing in the concluding portion of a single-page Will does not by itself create a legitimate suspicious circumstance. The Will and sale deeds founded on it were valid. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 02 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=470814