Law of Wills with Model Forms

The book Law of Wills with Model Forms by M L Bhargava is a comprehensive and up-to-date commentary on testamentary law in India. It explores key topics such as attestation, execution, revocation and construction of wills under different personal laws, intestacy, and succession certificates. The work also includes a range of ready-to-use model forms for wills, codicils, probate petitions etc., making it a practical resource for drafting as well as interpretation.

Key Features

• Detailed commentary on statutes like the Indian Succession Act, 1925 and allied provisions, covering concepts such as locus standi, suspicious circumstances, and testamentary capacity.
• Coverage of both Hindu and Muslim personal law regimes as they apply to wills and succession.
• Practical model forms for wills, codicils, probate petitions, letters of administration, and related documents, ready for adaptation.
• In-depth analysis of judicial precedents, case law on fraud, coercion, joint wills, residuary legatees and other complex topics.
• Applicable to practitioners and academics alike, bridging theory with drafting and application in a legal-practice context.
• Updated edition incorporating recent developments in law, jurisprudence and practice of wills and succession.
• A clear layout with topic-wise treatment (e.g., bequeath, executor, caveat, revocation) for ease of reference by busy professionals.

This book is ideal for legal practitioners, judicial officers dealing with wills and succession matters, law students and academic institutions offering courses in property and succession law, as well as estate-planning professionals seeking a practical drafting guide.

Introduction
Appeal
Attestation of Will
Beneficiaries Bequeath
Caveat Citation for Appearance
Competency to Make Wills
Construction of Will
Execution of Will
Executor
Intestacy
Joint Will
Jurisdiction of Court
Legatee
Letter of Administration
Locus Standi
Mental Fitness
Probate
Registration of Will
Residuary Legatee-Constitution of
Revocation of Will
Succession Certificate
Suspicious Circumstances
Testator
Thumb Impression
Undue Influence
Will
Will and Other Documents
Will Obtained by Fraud
Coercion or
Will Under Hindu Law
Will under Muslim Law
Miscellaneous
Consent Decree
Contents of Will
Contingent Interest
Debt
Delay and Laches
Destruction of Will
Doctrine of Election