Mere registration of the Will or endorsement by the Sub Registrar is of no consequence and it cannot satisfy the requirement of Section 63 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925

Mere registration of the Will or endorsement by the Sub Registrar is of no consequence and it cannot satisfy the requirement of Section 63 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925. 

(Vide Bhagwan Kaur v. Kartar Kaur (1994) 5 SCC 135 = 1994 KHC 1226 (SC) – 3 Judges – M. M. Punchhi, S. C. Agrawal, B. P. Jeevan Reddy - JJ; Bhagat Ram v. Suresh (2003) 12 SCC 35 = AIR 2004 SC 436 – R. C. Lahoti, Ashok Bhan - JJ). Registrar cannot be a statutory attesting witness. (Vide Dharam Singh v. Aso 1990 Supp. SCC 684 = AIR 1990 SC 1888 – 3 Judges - Ranganath Misra, M. M. Punchhi, Agrawal – JJ).