Dil tadap k kehta hai

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[Annika - A, Shivaay - S, Rudra - Ru, Bhavya - B]

Everyone was assembled in the courthouse, the entire Oberoi clan along with Chanda, her mother, the neighbor Jaya, and Pratap Mehta. Manmohan and Geeta looked smug and confident.

The judge ordered silence and then Sahil was brought in with the social service officer. He looked miserable but as soon as he laid eyes upon his sisters, his face lit up. Annika blew him a kiss

Judge: Are both parties prepared with their proofs?

MrChhabra: Yes your honor

Judge: Proceed, we'll begin with the legitimacy of the will

MrKulkarni: Your honor, Mr. Harshvardhan Trivedi had no reason to create a will at such a young age when his children were still minors. We believe Annika and Gauri Trivedi, forged his signatures and presented a fake will.

Judge: Mr. Chhabra, do you have any proof against this claim?

MrChhabra: Yes your honor

Manmohan and Geeta tensed. They whispered to each other

Geeta: You said they won't be able to bring any proof, then what are they talking about?

Manmohan: I don't know

MrChhabra: The defense would like to call Mr. Pratap Mehta for questioning

Pratap took the oath to speak the truth and nothing but the truth

MrChhabra: Mr. Pratap Mehta, please tell the court how you know Mr. Harshvardhan Trivedi

Pratap: I used to work with Harshvardhan and he was also my best friend

MrChhabra: And what do you do for a living?

Pratap: I used to be a criminal lawyer but I retired 9 years ago

MrChhabra: What do you know about Mr. Trivedi's will?

Pratap: We made our wills together and acted as witnesses for each other

MrChhabra: Point to be noted your honor, Mr. Pratap Mehta was an eye witness when Mr. Trivedi made his will

Judge: Mr. Kulkarni, your witness

MrKulkarni: Mr. Pratap Mehta, how much did the Oberois pay you to lie on the stand?

MrChhabra: Objection your honor

Judge: Mr. Kulkarni, don't make vague allegations

MrKulkarni: Okay, strike that. Mr. Mehta, you were Harshvardhan's friend, so where were you when he died?

MrChhabra: Your honor, relevance

MrKulkarni: I'm getting to that, your honor. Mr. Mehta is claiming that he was present at the time the will was made. He is claiming that he was Mr. Trivedi's friend so it is possible that he's lying he was present just to support Annika and Gauri.

Judge: Mr. Chhabra, do you have any proof that your eyewitness was actually present? We are talking about something that happened 9 years ago, with no one else to corroborate your witness's testimony

MrChhabra: We have proof, your honor. I'd like to present this video recording to the court

A technician brought a TV and cd player and the cd was played.