Details of a person's will can be made public only when it is submitted in court after his death; till that time, it can be accessed only by the person himself and his or her authorised agents, the Central Information Commission has said.
“If the executant of the will is still living, it is only she/he or anyone authorised by her/him who may access the will,” chief information commissioner Mr Wajahat Habibullah said.
On an issue whether a Will of a private person can be deemed to be a public document meriting disclosure under the RTI Act, or it amounted to “invasion of privacy”, the Commission said the copies of Will can be given only to the person executing the documents to which such entries relate or to the agents. The copies can be obtained by any person only after the death of the executant/s, the Commission observed. The transparency panel passed the order on an RTI appeal filed by Mr Anil Sood, a resident of Delhi, seeking information about a Will, power of attorney and registration of the documents.
Source:TheStatsman