#Testamentary Intent

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has ruled that a will cannot automatically extend to property acquired or reverted after its execution unless the testator’s intent to include such property is expressly stated. This reinforces the strict constructionist approach to testamentary documents, impacting heirs and executors who assume post-execution assets fall under existing wills without explicit language.

Calcutta High Court holds that delay in filing probate is a rebuttable presumption, not an absolute bar, if execution and attestation are proved and delay reasonably explained.