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The object of the camp was to undertake an
exercise in professional skills training as well
as
public service.
The elderly and aged often harbour a sense
of
uncertainty, apprehension and not having
completed their responsibilities due to non
execution of their Wills.
An effort was made by students of Amity Law
School, Noida to rectify this situation. The
students were all volunteers.
ASSISTANCE OF EXTERNAL AGENCIES
1. Advocates well versed with registration
process
2. Sub Registrar of the District
3. Media
The Sub Registrar had willingly extended full
co-
operation as the effort fell within the legal
awareness and legal aid roles covered under
the
Legal Services Authority Act, 1987.
PRELIMINARY WORK
1. Through preparation and study of laws
involved.
2. Draft and issue of background material.
3. E-mail a draft Will to registered clients.
STEP ONE
Clients were advised to come for the camp
prepared with :
(a)List of their moveable and immoveable
assets.
(b)Decision to distribute and bequeath their
assets.
APPLICABLE LAWS
1. Family Law
2. Law of Succession
3. Registration Law
4. Property Law
5. Notary’s Law
6. Conveyancing
IDENTIFICATION OF CLIENTS
1. Through verbal publicity
2. Social media
3. Letters to Resident Welfare Societies
4. Personal contacts
5. Invite faculty and staff of the
University
SAMPLE FAQS
1. Why draw up a Will?
2. Is registration of Wills mandatory?
3. Do the attesting witness need to be beneficiaries?
4. Can a Will executed earlier be charged?
5. Can husband and wife do a joint Will?
6. Can the husband include in his Will a property that he holds jointly with his wife?
7. Does it need to be drawn up on stamp paper?
Hence, the clients who wanted their Wills
to
be executed but did not want it to be
registered were afforded an opportunity to
do so.
VARIATIONS
1. Religions denomination
2. Individual status
3. Types of property
4. Manner of bequeath
INDIVIDUAL STATUS
1. Bachelor/spinster
2. Married
3. Widower
4. Minor
5. Handicapped
6. Non resident Indians
ILLUSTRATIVE
Types of Property
1. Residential
2. Plot of land
3. Orchards
4. Moveable
5. Royalty income
VARIATIONS
1. Handicapped children needing
caretaker guardians
2. Beneficiaries abroad
3. Widows/divorced clients
4. Christian/Parsi/Muslim denominations
PROCESS FOLLOWED
STEP TWO
1. Small law chambers set up
2. Students used their own laptops
3. Printer arranged from law school
STAGES
1. Lecture
2. Clarifications
3. Interviewing
4. Counselling
5. First draft
6. Validation
7. Final draft
8. Execution
9. Registration
After the stage consisting of registration and
mailing of a specimen draft of a Will, a week
later the actual camp was held.
1. After the initial talk, the clients were advised to approach individually to one of the tables assigned to them.
2. They were given a print out draft of their Wills.
3. They were allowed a week time to consider and finalize the text.
4. Thereafter the Wills were executed and handed over to them.
This was done to cut down waiting period and
avoid overcrowding in the counsel’s chambers
at
the Sub Registrar premises.
Majority of those registered, were senior
citizens. There were amongst them also
widows. A few were physically
challenged.
The registered copy of Wills were collected
from
the Sub Registrar office after three days and
handed over to the participants.
INGENUITY
1. Law student themselves used as
witnesses.
2. Ingenuity to cover those not residing in
Noida.
3. Liaison with the Sub Registrar to hold
the camp on Saturday.
ADVANTAGES
ATTRIBUTES INCULCATED
1. Professionalism
2. Enthusiasm
3. Interest
4. Punctuality and time management
Requests continue to pour in for such camps
to be held again. This coupled with thank
you
notes received is reflective of its success.
FURTHER EXTENSION
1. Registration of marriages
2. Security of educational loans
3. Grant of maintenance
4. Drafting of complaints for consumer
grievances