Article 14 not applicable to Wills. A will’s credibility is not based on whether distribution was fair and equitable: Supreme Court The Supreme Court held that the natural exclusion of an heir form a will cannot create circumstances where suspicion of fabrication or falseplay, by way of forged signatures or mental capacity of the testator is in question. The court has no power to apply Article 14 to matters relating to alleged genuineness of testamentary wills, or to ensure that distribution of property is just and equitable among all the existing heirs of the testator .The order of the Madras High Court, citing material suspicion in will by reason of total exclusion of daughter from the will without any justification was set aside by the Supreme Court. Citing a precedent, the Court further clarified the position on as to when the court has the right to take probe into the suspicious nature of wills only where sufficient grounds exist so and the court has reasons to believe that the said will shall contain existing elements of suspicion. The team at Reddy and Reddy Law firm are experts in various fields of law and are regularly representing their clients in front of various courts and tribunals in India.
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