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RTI ACT 2005
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as soon as it is written
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as soon as it is attested
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as soon as the author of the will dies
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as soon as it is probated
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Detailed explanation-1: -On the death of the testator, an executor of the Will or a heir of the deceased testator can apply for probate. The court will ask the other heirs of the deceased if they have any objections to the Will. If there are no objections, the court will grant probate.
Detailed explanation-2: -(1) If the legatee does not survive the testator, the legacy cannot take effect, but shall lapse and form part of the residue of the testator’s property, unless it appears by the Will that the testator intended that it should go to some other person.
Detailed explanation-3: -A Will can be made at any time in the life of a person. There is no restriction on how many times a Will can be made by a testator. However, only the last Will made before his death is enforceable. A Will has to be executed by the testator, by signing or affixing his thumb impression on it.
Detailed explanation-4: -(Section 59 of the Indian Succession Act) The person making the Will should have the testamentary capacity, sound disposing mind, knowledge of contents of the Will, Free from undue influence/ fraud/ coercion, and the making of a Will should be a Voluntary act.