In our previous article we have seen what is a Privileged will and who can make a Privileged will. In this article we will see the rules for executing Privileged Will stated in section 66 of Indian Succession Act and out of which few rules are as below:

  • The Will may be written wholly by the testator, with his own hand. In such case it need not be signed or attested.
  • It may be written wholly or in part by another person, and signed by the testator. In such case it need not be attested.
  • If the instrument purporting to be a Will is written wholly or in part by another person and is not signed by the testator, it shall be deemed to be his Will, if it is shown that it was written by the testator’s directions or that he recognized it as his Will.
  • If it appears on face of the instrument that the execution of it in the manner intended by the testator was not completed, the instrument shall not, by reason of that circumstance, be valid, provided that his non-execution of it can be reasonably ascribed to some cause other than the abandonment of the testamentary intentions expressed in the instrument.
  • If the soldier, airman or mariner has written instructions for the preparation of his Will, but has died before it could be prepared and executed such instructions shall be considered to constitute his Will.