APPLICATION TO DEPOSIT A WILL WITH THE REGISTRAR
Application date: 2 April 2026 at Chandigarh.
Testator: Harpreet Singh, House 118, Sector 21, Chandigarh, born 1 April 2026, domicile Punjab, personal-law context Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh or Jain testator. Registrar office: X.
Deposit mode: Testator personally deposits the sealed cover with the Registrar. Sealed-cover marking: X. Contents statement: Sealed cover contains the testator's will for statutory deposit.
TESTAMENTARY IDENTIFIERS
Marital status: Married. Spouse: Naina Singh. Children: Aarav Singh, son; Meera Singh, daughter.. Dependants: Widowed sister receives monthly support.. Assets: House 118, Sector 21, Chandigarh; self-acquired.; Bank deposits ending 1188; demat folio ending 4422.; 25% partnership interest in ABC Associates.; Domain names and cloud-stored family photographs; access instructions held separately.. Liabilities: Home loan already closed; no secured debt.. Prior wills: Earlier will dated 01 January 2020.. Bequests: Family jewellery to Meera Singh; car to Aarav Singh.. Residue: Residue passes to the named residuary beneficiary, Aarav Singh and Meera Singh equally.; substitutes If either child predeceases, that child's descendants take that share.; minor status All intended beneficiaries are adults; expenses Pay lawful debts and administration expenses from residue before distribution.; wishes Simple family ceremony; no extravagant expenditure..
Attesting witnesses to the will: Rohan Mehta, Sector 35, Chandigarh; Naina Kapoor, Sector 22, Chandigarh.
REQUEST
Please receive the sealed cover for deposit under section 42 of the Registration Act, 1908 and issue the office acknowledgment prescribed by your procedure.
LEGAL BASIS
Punjab: Section 42 of the Registration Act, 1908 permits a testator or duly authorised agent to deposit the will in sealed cover with any Registrar; sections 43 to 46 govern custody, withdrawal and opening after death. The Registrar, Punjab registration department, receives the deposit. The current Punjab deposit fee and administrative processing period were not confirmed from the sources used. A Registrar-office refusal/administrative issue should be addressed through the Registration Act and departmental supervisory process; a specific statutory appeal section for refusal to accept a section 42 deposit was not confirmed.
Chandigarh: Sections 42 to 46 apply through the Registrar, UT Chandigarh. The current deposit fee and processing period were not confirmed. A specific statutory appeal section for refusal to accept a section 42 sealed-will deposit was not confirmed from the sources used.
PERSONAL DATA NOTICE
This notice is given under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
The purpose of collecting personal data in this will-deposit application is to identify the testator or authorised agent, mark the sealed will correctly and create the statutory custody record with the Registrar.