Last Will and Testament of Rafiuddin

Sub title : Handwritten legal will executed at Little Gibbs Road

Subject: Testamentary bequests | Distribution of property | Charitable donations | Family maintenance provisions

Date of publication: 1939

Language: English

Page: 7 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28572

Keyword: Will -- Testament -- Bombay -- Malabar Hill -- Estate distribution -- Maintenance allowance | Charitable bequests -- Anjuman-i-Islam School -- University of Bombay -- Arabic College Delhi | Colonial India -- Legal manuscript -- Trust provision -- Residuary estate

Abstract: This will executed at Little Gibbs Road, Malabar Hill, Bombay, outlines the final testamentary instructions of the testator. The document appoints executors, confirms prior gifts to a relative (sister), provides monthly maintenance allowances to family members, establishes a financial trust for a daughter, and makes charitable bequests to educational institutions including Anjuman-i-Islam School (Bombay), the University of Bombay, and the Arabic College, Delhi. The residuary estate is directed to be divided among specified institutions.

Description: Handwritten will on official stamped paper bearing the “Legislative Assembly” emblem. The document is signed at the end and contains numbered clauses detailing property ownership, executor appointments, financial allocations to relatives, establishment of a trust fund, and charitable endowments. The condition of the document shows mounting tape at the corners and archival framing marks. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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