A Witness Need Only See the Testator Sign the Will: Supreme Court Clarifies Section 63 of Indian Succession Act

In a significant judgment addressing ambiguities in the Indian Succession Act, 1925, the Supreme Court clarified that an attesting witness to a will is only required to see the testator sign or affix their mark to the will. This ruling, delivered in Gopal Krishan & Ors. v. Daulat Ram & Ors. (Civil Appeal No. 13192

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