Law of Wills /
by Gopalakrishnan
- 11th ed.
- Gurgaon: LexisNexis Publications, 2022
- 1514p.; 24cm.
Contents Chapter 01 : Introduction Chapter 02 : Succession Chapter 03 : Statutory Law Chapter 04 : "Will” Defined Chapter 05 : Kinds of Wills Chapter 06 : Nature of the Will Chapter 07 : Domicile Chapter 08 : Freedom of Testation Chapter 09 : Competence to Make a Will Chapter 10 : Execution of Will Chapter 11 : Requisites of a Valid Will Chapter 12 : Proof of a Will Chapter 13 : Suspicious Circumstances Chapter 14 : Will by Incorporation Chapter 15 : Informal Wills Chapter 16 : Time when Will Speaks Chapter 17 : Revocation of Will Chapter 18 : Wills by Done of Power Chapter 19 : Republication Chapter 20 : Alterations Chapter 21 : Who Can Take Under a Will Chapter 22 : Mohammedan Law of Wills Chapter 23 : Mohammedan Law of Wakfs Chapter 24 : Hindu Law of Wills Chapter 25 : Hindu Conception of Charity Chapter 26 : Construction of a Will Chapter 27 : Mistakes and Misdescriptions Chapter 28 : Important Doctrines on Will Chapter 29 : Subject of a Will Chapter 30 : Contradictions Chapter 31 : Extrinsic Evidence Chapter 32 : Onerous, Void and Implied Bequests Chapter 33 : Gift to Charity Chapter 34 : Class Gifts: What is a Class Gift Chapter 35 : Gifts on Conditions Chapter 36 : Gift-over on the Happening of a Condition Subsequent Chapter 37 : Gift-over to Survivors Chapter 38 : What may be Disposed of by Will Chapter 39 : Alternative and Substitutional Gift Chapter 40 : Legacies Chapter 41 : Perpetuiry Chapter 42 : Rule Against Accumulations Chapter 43 : Contingent Interest Chapter 44 : Conditions in Restraint of Alienation Chapter 45 : Ademption, Meanings of Chapter 46 : Protection to Property of Deceased Chapter 47 : Executor or Administrator Chapter 48 : Representative Title to Property of Deceased on Succession Chapter 49 : Probate, Letters of Administration and Administration of Assets of Deceased Chapter 50 : Practice in Granting and Revoking Probates and Letters of Administration Chapter 51 : Grant of Succession Certificate Chapter 52 : Limited Grants Chapter 53 : Payment and Apportionment of Annuities Referendum Forms & Precedents Appendices Subject Index
The Eleventh Edition of Gopalakrishnan Law of Walls is before the readers. The subject has always remained important for civil law practitioners and the law on the subject continues to evolve with time. While updating the case-law on the subject, we have made sure that the principles already settled are not repeated in the text of the book. In the Tenth Edition, there were 87 Chapters in the book. They seemed to be too many in number. We have merged the contents of Chapters which were covering the same subject for our readers' convenience. The number of Chapters are now reduced to 53. This exercise of reducing the number of Chapters by merging the contents of related topics would help in locating with ease the relevant contents which were spread out in different Chapters are different parts of the book in the previous editions of the book. Notable developments on the subject are two judgments of the Supreme Court. One is Lynette Fernandes v Gertie Mathias,' whereby the Limitation Act has been made applicable to an application seeking revocation of grant of probate and it has been held that Article137 of Limitation Act will apply to such cases. Second, in Vinedohvandru Sakarlal Kapadia » State of Gujarat, the Supreme Court has held that testamentary disposition of agricultural land to a non-agriculturist is against the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural lands Act, 1948. Besides the above, the law on proving a Will and suspicious circumstances surrounding the execution of Will is ever evolving with different factual contexts and the same is updated thoroughly All legal developments on every subject covered in the book have been incorporated ---provided by publisher