Hello Lawyers,
I really need your help! My Grandfather had created a "registered will" willing his house to his son (my dad). He has also mentioned in the will that all his daughters are happily married and he has done a lot for them in their marriages and that now he wants to leave his house to his son. He had gone to the "tehsil" to create this will in 1999 a couple of years before his death. This will was created in front of a magistrate with 2 witnesses present.
Now my father wants to sell the property (for his incredibly high medical expenses) but his sister's are creating problems. They have filed a case against him "falsly alleging that my father is selling the house against their wishes" and are claiming their share. They are also claiming that my grand father was "mentaly unstable" in the last few years of his life .. which is again a lie as he was totally sane and still working, going to meeting etc till his last day!! They have also attached a copy of a previous will (which seems very fake ) which was created a few years earlier to the one that my dad has and in that will my grandfather has willed the propery to his wife (my dad's and his sister's mother, who is now dead too). But this Will they have attached is seems unregistered and also a dated 3-4 years before to the one my dad has.
What are our rights? We are very scared and they are very powerful people will money and political contacts. Also we don't want to be stuck in litigation for years and years as my dad is very sick and needs urgent medical care and also we dont have money to spend on litigation.
Please advise!!
Priya
P.s. This house is not ancestral property. It was bought by my grandfather with his earnings. One of the 2 witnesses for the registered will is dead and the other now lives abroad. Also do we need to probate the Will even though it was created in the tehsil in front of the magistrate?
