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The Kerala High Court has upheld Section 69 of the Indian Succession Act, which automatically revokes specified wills when the testator later marries.
In the judgment reported as 2026:KER:77525, the Court rejected arguments that the provision unlawfully discriminates or conflicts with the rule that marriage does not itself create property rights between spouses.
The Court reasoned that Section 69 neither transfers property on marriage nor prevents a person from making a fresh disposition. It only revokes the earlier will; if the estate is not otherwise dealt with, it may pass under succession law to the new family. The constitutional challenge therefore failed, and the connected reference was answered accordingly.
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