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Can an online will be considered legal or be done on a stamp paper


27-Jan-2023 (In Wills / Trusts Law)
I am a hindu. i father wants to make a will.I want to know whether online will is legal. is it required to make will on stamp paper and register it.
Answers (2)

Answer #1
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All that is required for a valid will is signature by the testator (the person making the will) and the signatures by two attesting witnesses.

A will can even be written on a piece of paper and get two witnesses to attest it, and it would be a valid will (provided that the bequests are legal). Hence it is no mandatory to be on a stamp paper or registrated

Handwritten and holographic (handwritten) wills are valid .

There is no requirement for having the will made on stamp paper, or registered or notarized.
Answer #2
956 votes
The o called online will may not be legal and court may not accept it
If challenged by any other person interested in the property in a court of law it may not stand the scrutiny of law Better approach an advocate nearby your ares or read the book on WILLS Recommended book is " Law of Wills in India" by Prof V Narayana Swamy

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