In Brief
The Supreme Court heard an appeal challenging a High Court order that had set aside concurrent findings by both lower courts and decreed a suit concerning the validity of a will. The Court held that a person designating himself as 'scribe' is not an attesting witness, and legatees named in the will cannot serve as attesting witnesses. Finding that the impugned High Court judgment had misapplied legal principles, the Court allowed the appeal, set aside the High Court's judgment, and restored the First Appellate Court's decree dismissing the suit.
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