__________ CODICIL TO THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF __________

I, __________, __________, aged __________ years, resident of __________, holding __________ bearing No. __________ (the "Testator"), being of sound mind, memory and understanding, and executing this instrument of my own free will, without coercion, undue influence, fraud or misrepresentation of any kind, DO HEREBY MAKE AND DECLARE this to be the __________ Codicil to my last Will and Testament.

1. THE WILL THIS CODICIL AMENDS

I made my last Will and Testament dated __________ (my "said Will"). This Codicil is to be read together with my said Will as one testamentary disposition.

My said Will has not been revoked by me. It remains my last Will, subject only to the alterations made by this Codicil and by any earlier codicil of mine that has not been revoked.

2. THE ALTERATIONS I NOW MAKE

Each alteration below takes effect exactly as stated and no further. Where wording is reproduced in quotation marks under an alteration, that quoted wording, and nothing else, is the provision which my said Will is thereafter to be read as containing. Where an alteration revokes a clause and no such quoted wording follows it, that clause is deleted and nothing is substituted in its place.

__________ of my said Will is hereby revoked in its entirety.

3. THE REST OF MY WILL STANDS

Save to the extent expressly altered by this Codicil, I confirm, ratify and republish my said Will, together with every codicil to it made by me and not revoked, in all respects.

Nothing in this Codicil revokes my said Will as a whole. Nothing in this Codicil is to be read as altering any clause of my said Will that is not expressly identified above, and in particular no clause disposing of the residue of my estate is altered unless it is expressly identified above.

If any provision of this Codicil is or becomes ineffective for any reason, my said Will shall continue to have full effect as though that provision had never been included, and the remaining provisions of this Codicil shall stand.

4. DECLARATION BY THE TESTATOR

I declare that:

(a) I am major and of sound mind, memory and understanding, and I fully understand the nature and effect of the alterations made by this Codicil;

(b) this Codicil has been read over and explained to me in a language I understand, and its contents accord with my instructions and my intentions;

(c) I am making this Codicil voluntarily, and no person has induced, pressured or influenced me to make it; and

(d) I am under no legal disability, and no order of any court restrains me from dealing with my property by will.

5. EXECUTION

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have signed this Codicil at __________ on __________, in the joint presence of the two witnesses named below, who have each signed in my presence and in the presence of each other, all of us being present together at the same time.

Signature of the Testator: ______________________________

Name: __________

Date: __________     Place: __________

ATTESTATION BY WITNESSES

SIGNED by the abovenamed Testator, __________, as and for the __________ Codicil to the Testator's last Will and Testament dated __________, in our joint presence; and we, having seen the Testator sign this Codicil, have each subscribed our names as attesting witnesses in the presence of the Testator and of each other. We each confirm that the Testator appeared to us to be of sound mind and to be acting freely, and that neither of us takes any benefit under the said Will or under this Codicil.

WITNESS 1

Signature: ______________________________

Name: __________

Address: __________

ID produced: ____________________    Date: __________

WITNESS 2

Signature: ______________________________

Name: __________

Address: __________

ID produced: ____________________    Date: __________

HOW TO EXECUTE THIS CODICIL — READ BEFORE SIGNING. THIS PAGE IS GUIDANCE AND IS NOT PART OF THE CODICIL.

1. No stamp paper. A will and a codicil attract no stamp duty anywhere in India. Print on plain paper.
2. Two witnesses, together, in one sitting. Section 63(c) of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 requires two or more witnesses, each of whom has seen you sign (or received your personal acknowledgement of your signature) and each of whom signs in your presence. Do not sign first and collect witness signatures later.
3. Never let a beneficiary witness. Under section 67, a gift to an attesting witness, or to that witness's spouse, is VOID — although the codicil itself survives. This applies to gifts in the original will too, because clause 3 above republishes it. An executor may witness under section 68, but only if that executor takes nothing under the will or the codicil; an executor who is also a beneficiary — very common in family wills — loses that gift by attesting.
4. Initial every page — you and both witnesses — and staple the pages so none can be substituted.
5. Keep the codicil with the original will. A codicil that cannot be found with the will it amends may never take effect. Tell your executor where both are kept.
6. Registration is optional (section 18(e), Registration Act, 1908) and an unregistered codicil validly amends a registered will. If you do register, attend the Sub-Registrar in person with both witnesses and your ID.
7. Check what each alteration actually does before you sign. Every clause you name in the change boxes is revoked. If you supplied replacement wording, it appears in quotation marks immediately under that revocation; if no quoted wording appears, that clause has been deleted with nothing in its place. Read clause 2 above against your will, clause by clause, and confirm each is what you intend.
8. Do not alter this document by hand after signing. Any interlineation, erasure or handwritten change made after execution is unattested and may be disregarded, or may cast doubt on the whole instrument.