Exclusion of Natural Heirs Alone Doesn't Render a Will Suspicious, Rules Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that a Will cannot be invalidated as suspicious, just because the testator excluded his natural legal heirs.

Clarifying that the entire purpose of executing a Will is to interfere with the normal line of succession.

The ruling came during a property dispute between a deceased testator's sister, who was the beneficiary, and his wife and children. The Court noted that the Will explicitly explained the exclusion, stating the testator had already provided sufficiently for his immediate family. 

Further reiteratating that non-registration is not fatal, as Indian law does not mandate the registration of a Will to establish its genuineness.

[Parvathi Nairthi (Dead) & Ors. v. Laxmi Nairthy (Dead) & Ors.]