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  1.   Meaning of A Will : A will is a property disposition made during a person's lifetime that is intended to be effective after death. Section 2(h) of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 defines the term "will". The term "will" refers to the legal disposition of a testator's wishes regarding their property after death. A Will is a legal declaration of a person's wishes to be carried out after death. Making a Will is the only way to ensure that a person's property is peacefully transferred after death, avoiding disputes and complications. 2.   Characteristics of a Will : The following are four major characteristics of a Will: A Will must be intended to take effect after the testator's death. A Will can be revoked by the testator at any time. Wills are typically used to dispose of property, but they can also be used to create trusts and appoint executors.   A Will can also be used to appoint guardians for minors.   3.   Will and Be...

  The Supreme Court in the matter of Archana v. State of West Bengal held that the power under Section 323 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) may be invoked after the deposition or the examination-in-chief of a witness by the Magistrate. The Supreme Court (SC) in the matter of Satbir Singh v. State of Haryana & Ors. allowed an application filed by a witness under Section 311 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking to call him again for examination. The Delhi High Court in the case of Ravi Bhushan Upadhyay v. The State held that Courts cannot be used as matrimonial facilitators for pressurizing the accused to get married to the victim or be denied bail in sexual assault cases. The Supreme Court (SC) in the matter of Munna Pandey v. State of Bihar, held that Section 162 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) does not affect the power of the Court to look into documents or put questions to witnesses suo motu to contradict them. The Kerala High Court in the...

Legal Updates In the case of Lalita Kumari v. Govt. of U.P. (2013) the Supreme Court, in its judgment held that the police must register an FIR in cases where there is an information disclosing a cognizable offence and where the police officer denies registering the FIR it amounts to dereliction of duty. A division bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice Pankaj Mithal observed that the newspaper can be considered as a secondary source of evidence under the IEA. The bench was hearing appeals namely Kadira Jeevan v. State of Karnataka and B.S. Dinesh v. State of Karnataka. A person below the age of 18 years cannot be in a livein-relationship and this would be an act not only immoral but also illegal, observed the Allahabad High Court in the matter of Saloni Yadav and Another v. State of UP and 3 Others. National Green Tribunal (NGT) panel to probe illegal mining done by BJP MP Brij Bhushan Saran Singh in District Gonda, Uttar Pradesh in the matter of Raja Ram Singh v. State of UP. Th...