Apropos the report "Court orders mediation over Amarchand Mangaldas ownership" (November 19), it is amusing that a will, if properly executed, with requisite witnesses can be disputed. The only ground for a dispute should be that it is forged. If a will favours one heir, then that is what the testator desired. How can a court sit on a judgment on this, which negates the essence of a will? In the current case, the will is said to be at cross-purposes with a family pact. What is the legal sanctity of a family pact and can it override a will? It is time that the courts dispense a clear-cut law on wills.
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