Preferring One Heir Over Another in Will Not Unnatural; No Roving Inquiry into Testator's Intention Allowed: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has ruled that an appellate court cannot independently raise new issues about the genuineness of a Will if such concerns were not raised before the trial court. The judgment came in a second appeal filed by Jayasree and another challenging a decision by the first appellate court, which had overturned a trial court’s ruling by questioning the validity of a Will that excluded one legal heir.…