My father’s elder paternal aunt, who converted to Christianity years ago, was childless and widowed in the mid-1990s. She developed a mental condition around 1997 and moved in with our family. We’ve been caring for her ever since and she left her property to my father in her will. However, her grandson, the son of her younger sister, has been trying to claim her property, fueled by resentment towards my grandparents. His family has been pressuring my aunt, even potentially exploiting her mental state. Tragically, she was murdered in the late 1990s after refusing to share her property with them. My father has been fighting for his legal rights in court since 1998, but the grandson’s family is determined to take the land. We’re managing the property and depositing the agricultural income in fixed deposits. Despite the emotional toll and limited resources, what are our chances of winning this case?

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Law Forum › Category: Civil › My father’s elder paternal aunt, who converted to Christianity years ago, was childless and widowed in the mid-1990s. She developed a mental condition around 1997 and moved in with our family. We’ve been caring for her ever since and she left her property to my father in her will.

However, her grandson, the son of her younger sister, has been trying to claim her property, fueled by resentment towards my grandparents. His family has been pressuring my aunt, even potentially exploiting her mental state. Tragically, she was murdered in the late 1990s after refusing to share her property with them.

My father has been fighting for his legal rights in court since 1998, but the grandson’s family is determined to take the land. We’re managing the property and depositing the agricultural income in fixed deposits. Despite the emotional toll and limited resources, what are our chances of winning this case?

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Apni Law Staff asked 2 years ago

My father’s elder paternal aunt, who converted to Christianity years ago, was childless and widowed in the mid-1990s. She developed a mental condition around 1997 and moved in with our family. We’ve been caring for her ever since and she left her property to my father in her will.

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Apni Law Staff answered 2 years ago

Based on Indian law, your father has a strong legal claim to the property as his aunt’s legal heir, given her will leaving it to him. The grandson’s claim is likely to be rejected as he is not a direct heir and his attempts to influence your aunt’s decision while she was mentally unstable may be considered undue influence. However, the outcome will depend on the specific legal arguments presented and evidence provided in court.