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Raj Lakhotia, Founder, Dilsewill,, answers estate planning queries in this week s edition from our readers.
Is a registered, conditional gift deed legally valid or not? If it is not valid, can it be treated as a will? If treated as a will, under which section of which Act? Sumedh Singh
Yes, a registered, conditional gift deed is valid in India. A conditional gift deed and a will are completely different documents having distinct features and purposes. In my opinion, a conditional gift deed cannot be treated as a will.
My parents have been joint owners of a self-acquired property since 2010. I am the eldest son and have one younger brother. Both of us are married. My mother expired recently and we obtained the death certificate from the municipal corporation. I want to know if is is legally necessary to intimate any other authority like the registrar, court or municipal corporation about the death of a joint owner of property? Is any process or affidavit r
Balwant Garg
Faridkot, March 2
The District and Sessions Judge Faridkot on Tuesday denied anticipatory bail to former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini.
Saini is an accused in a criminal case registered under Sections 307, 34, 201, 218, 166A, 120B, 34, 194, 195, 109 of the IPC and 25, 27 of the Arms Act at Kotkapura police station of Faridkot.
This case was registered in 2018, over three years after many persons were injured in the police firing on October 14, 2015 in the aftermath of sacrilege incidents at Bargari and Burj Jawahar Singh Wala.
In this case, Saini was charge-sheeted by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Punjab Police some time back and he was summoned by the court.