Query about WILL 2
preet
(Querist) 07 February 2011
This query is : Resolved
Q: Attesting of the WILL by two witnesses is necessary. Can the Scribe(Deed Writter Advocate) sign as a witness. Can the witness of Scribed may be assumed valid
Parveen Kr. Aggarwal
(Expert) 07 February 2011
There is no bar in the scribe (deed writer/advocate) signing a will as an attesting witness.
Devajyoti Barman
(Expert) 07 February 2011
Yes but the number of person attesting the Will must be two.
Sachin Bhatia
(Expert) 07 February 2011
Yes a deed writter can sign as a witness. Infact in a will there is no need of deed writer a testator can himself write his own will, but it must be attested by two witnesses.
Bhawani Mahapatra
(Expert) 08 February 2011
There is no rule as to who should/shouldn't scribe a deed. But any deed should be attested by at lease two witness as required by law. The person who scribed the deed may be one of them.
V.Mahadevan
(Expert) 08 February 2011
The Deed Writer Advocate is not barred from acting as an attesting witness.
Amit Minocha
(Expert) 08 February 2011
yes he can attest as a witness to the will