https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=471177 Attestation by a person with a subsisting interest in property may create estoppel against denying the instrument's title and recitals where surrounding circumstances establish knowledge, consent and acquiescence; mere attestation alone is insufficient. Acting as the owner's power agent and recording the settlement transaction supported knowledge of the settlement. A Will may be validly proved through attesting witnesses and circumstances demonstrating the testatrix's sound disposing state of mind, without a preparatory note or express declaration that it is the last Will. Judgments not inter partes cannot operate as res judicata or conclusively prove title, but may evidence continuing assertion or treatment of property rights. en-us Thu, 23 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:56:34 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=471177 Attestation by a person with a subsisting interest in property may create estoppel against denying the instrument's title and recitals where surrounding circumstances establish knowledge, consent and acquiescence; mere attestation alone is insufficient. Acting as the owner's power agent and recording the settlement transaction supported knowledge of the settlement. A Will may be validly proved through attesting witnesses and circumstances demonstrating the testatrix's sound disposing state of mind, without a preparatory note or express declaration that it is the last Will. Judgments not inter partes cannot operate as res judicata or conclusively prove title, but may evidence continuing assertion or treatment of property rights. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 23 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=471177