Wills In The Indian Perspective

Article by Vijay Pal Dalmia, Advocate, Supreme Court of India and Delhi High Court, Partner & Head of Intellectual Property Laws Division, Vaish Associates Advocates, India

INTRODUCTION

A Will mainly aims at:

• Disposition of property
• Being made according to the wishes of the testator

Its primary Characteristics are:

• It takes effect after the death of the testator
• It is revocable during the lifetime of the testator

KINDS OF WILLS

1. Conditional/ Contingent Will:

• This is only enforceable in the event of the happening of the mentioned contingency

2. Joint Will:

• Two or more persons may agree to make a conjoint will
• This does not imply joint ownership