{"id":2988,"date":"2026-01-16T14:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T09:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/omnia-digital.com\/merlyn\/?p=2988"},"modified":"2026-01-16T14:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T09:00:09","slug":"law-of-will-probate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omnia-digital.com\/merlyn\/law-of-will-probate\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Challenge a Will"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2988\" class=\"elementor elementor-2988\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cfd7b79 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cfd7b79\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c9150e6\" data-id=\"5c9150e6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64d81a46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64d81a46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LAW OF WILL &amp; PROBATE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66608acb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66608acb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1898bdb0\" data-id=\"1898bdb0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-498b3de8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"498b3de8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=3&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjehOrFg7_pAhUqyzgGHXHmC3UQFjACegQICxAG&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.proptiger.com%2Fguide%2Fpost%2F7-grounds-on-which-you-can-challenge-a-will&amp;usg=AOvVaw2yU-zJ76dWpmguOh2XEnvw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WHEN CAN WE CHALLENGE A WILL?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Where, the validity of the Will is challenged on the ground of fraud, coercion or undue influence, the burden of proof would be on the person seeking to impeach the will. In a case where the Will is surrounded by suspicious circumstances, it would not be treated as the last testamentary disposition of the testator, unless evidence proves that it is genuine or the person impeaching it&#8217;s genuineness fails to prove so.<\/li>\n<li>Though the following is not an inclusive list of such suspicious circumstances or is not exhaustive, as other circumstances could be present, the following are some circumstances that may prove the Will not being genuine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Suspicious circumstances like the following may be found to be surrounded in the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=2&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjGhr_gg7_pAhWdxTgGHWAqAiQQFjABegQIChAF&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kingsleynapley.co.uk%2Finsights%2Fblogs%2Fdispute-resolution-law-blog%2Fcommon-problems-with-wills-and-how-to-fix-these&amp;usg=AOvVaw3th6o8LmiRvVgd1Mrq9VeU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">execution of the Will<\/a><\/strong> :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(i) The signature of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/omnia-digital.com\/merlyn\/blog\/?p=59\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">testator<\/a><\/strong> may be very shaky and doubtful or not appear to be his usual signature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(ii) The condition of the testator&#8217;s mind may be very feeble and debilitated at the relevant time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(iii) The disposition may be unnatural, improbable or unfair in the light of relevant circumstances like exclusion of or absence of adequate provisions for the natural heirs without any reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(iv) The dispositions may not appear to be the result of the testator&#8217;s free will and mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(v) The propounder takes a prominent part in the execution of the Will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(vi) The testator used to, sign blank papers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(vii) The Will did not see the light of the day for long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(viii) Incorrect recitals of essential facts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The above are all matters of evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The circumstances above have been enumerated by the Supreme Court in\u00a0<em>Bharpur Singh v. Shamsher Singh\u00a0<\/em>AIR 2009 Supreme Court 1766 .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What therefore happens if a will is held to be non-genuine. The answer is simple. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=11&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiOm5CEhL_pAhV24zgGHavSADUQFjAKegQIBBAB&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.helplinelaw.com%2Freal-estate-wills-probate-and-trust%2FWISA%2Fwills-under-indian-succession-act-1925.html&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Ebnj8F3CgB9aQIheL8WdN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The law of succession<\/a> applicable to the testator takes over and the estate is then administered in accordance with the applicable law.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c24ad83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c24ad83\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-94ec731\" data-id=\"94ec731\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99899a5 elementor-widget__width-auto author-image elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"99899a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/omnia-digital.com\/merlyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/rahul.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10897bbe elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10897bbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Author &#8211;<br \/><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-04db53f );\">Rahul J Krishnan<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4a021e\" data-id=\"e4a021e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAW OF WILL &#038; PROBATE WHEN CAN WE CHALLENGE A WILL? Where, the validity of the Will is challenged on the ground of fraud, coercion or undue influence, the burden of proof would be on the person seeking to impeach the will. In a case where the Will is surrounded by suspicious circumstances, it would [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2989,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wills-and-probate-law"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/omnia-digital.com\/merlyn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/omnia-digital.com\/merlyn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/omnia-digital.com\/merlyn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omnia-digital.com\/merlyn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omnia-digital.com\/merlyn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2988"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/omnia-digital.com\/merlyn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2988\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8411,"href":"https:\/\/omnia-digital.com\/merlyn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2988\/revisions\/8411"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omnia-digital.com\/merlyn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/omnia-digital.com\/merlyn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omnia-digital.com\/merlyn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omnia-digital.com\/merlyn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}