TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government Enacted1963

Administrators General Act, 1963

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Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement

Chapter2 - CHAPTER II

Chapter1 - THE OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR-GENERAL

Section4 - Appointment and powers of Deputy Administrator-General

Section5 - Incorporation

Section6 - Jurisdiction of High Court for the whole State

Section7 - Administrator-General entitled to letters of administration, unless granted to next-of-kin

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Section9 -

Section10 - Power of Administrator-General to collect and hold assets where immediate action is required

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Section12 -

Section13 - Administrator-General not precluded from applying for letters within one month after death

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Section16 -

Section18 - Administrator-General’s petition for grant of letters of administration

Section19 - Name in which probate or letters to be granted

Section20 -

Section22 - Transfer by private executor or administrator of interest under probate or letters

Section24 - Appointment of Official Trustee as trustee of assets after completion of administration

Section25 - Power of High Court to give directions regarding administration of estate

Section26 - No security to be required from Administrator-General

Section27 - Manner in which petition to be verified by Administrator-General

Chapter4 - CHAPTER IV

Section30 - Grant of certificate to creditors and power to take charge of certain estates

Section31 - Administrator-General not bound to grant certificate unless satisfied of claimant’s title, etc

Section33 - Revocation of certificate

Section34 - Surrender of revoked certificate

Section35 - Payment to holder of certificate before it is revoked

Section36 -

Chapter5 - CHAPTER V

Section39 - Creditor’s suit against Administrator-General

Chapter6 - CHAPTER VI

Section42 - Disposal of fees

Chapter7 - AUDIT OF THE ADMINISTRATOR-GENERAL’S ACCOUNTS

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Section45 - Power of auditors to summon and examine witnesses, and to call for documents

Chapter8 - MISCELLANEOUS

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Chapter3 - SECTIONS

Section48 - Power to summon and examine witnesses

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Section51 - Assets unclaimed for twelve years to be transferred to Government

Section52 - Mode of proceeding by claimant to recover principal money so transferred

Section53 - Succession Act or Companies Act not to affect Administrator-General

Section54 - Savings of provisions of Police Acts for presidency-towns

Section55 - Order of court to be equivalent to decree

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Section57 -

Section58 - Powers to grant Administrator-General letters limited for purpose of dealing with assets in

Section59 - Act not to affect Army and Air Force

Section60 - Saving of provisions of Indian Registration Act, 1908

Section61 - Power of Central Government to make rules

Section62 - Power of State Government to make rules

Section63 - Laying of rules made by Central Government before Parliament

Section64 - Repeal and savings

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Section23 - Distribution of assets.—

Section32 - Effect of certificate.—The holder of a certificate granted in accordance with the provisions of section 29 or section

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