WILL APPOINTING AN EXECUTOR
FAMILY AND DEPENDANTS
PROPERTY AND LIABILITIES
PRIOR TESTAMENTARY RECORD
REVOCATION
EXECUTOR APPOINTMENT
DISTRIBUTION
After lawful debts and administration expenses, the Executor shall implement the specific and residuary gifts recorded in this will.
ADMINISTRATION BASELINE
LEGAL BASIS
Punjab: Sections 59 and 63 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 govern testamentary capacity and execution of an unprivileged will; section 63 requires the testator's signature/mark and attestation by two or more witnesses. Section 18(e) of the Registration Act, 1908 makes registration of a will optional, and section 40 identifies who may present a will for registration. A Punjab Sub-Registrar receives a will presented during the testator's lifetime; the Revenue Department's published table, checked on 6 September 2026, puts a Will or a cancellation of a Will at a registration fee of Rs 4,000, facilitation charges of Rs 500 and the Rs 200 pasting fee that applies to every document; the table bears no date, so confirm the figure at the counter. Section 58 keeps the Act's testamentary provisions away from a Muslim's property: Muslim law governs a Muslim's will and limits a bequest to one-third of the estate without the heirs' consent, so a Muslim testator should not use this form. Probate is not ordinarily needed here: section 213 of the Act, read with section 57, confines that requirement for a Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh or Jain will to territories that do not include Punjab or Chandigarh, and a Parsi will has the same limitation.
Chandigarh: Sections 59 and 63 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 apply in the same way. Section 18(e) of the Registration Act makes registration optional and section 40 governs presentation; the Sub-Registrar, UT Chandigarh receives a will presented for registration. The Administration's published table, checked on 6 September 2026, puts a Will or a cancellation of a Will at a registration fee of Rs 200 plus a Rs 20 pasting fee. The section 58 exclusion for a Muslim testator applies in Chandigarh too. The probate position is the same in Chandigarh.
PERSONAL DATA NOTICE
This notice is given under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
The purpose of collecting personal data in this Will Appointing an Executor is to identify the testator, family, beneficiaries, assets, executor or witnesses and preserve the signed testamentary record.
If the matter does not proceed, the personal data will be retained for 90 days and then erased. If the matter proceeds, the record will be retained for the matter plus 12 months, except where a statute requires a longer named retention period.
Data minimisation: this document does not collect a full Aadhaar number, an Aadhaar-card copy, a password or bank credentials.
SIGNATURE
______________________________
Signature
Testator: __________
Place: ____________________
Date: ____________________