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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Succession Act, 1925 Section 99

CONSTRUCTION OF TERMS In a will

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/465298

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Succession Act, 1925 Section 99 is part of Succession Act, 1925 - CONSTRUCTION OF TERMS In a will. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

a) the word "children" applies only to lineal descendants in the first degree of the person whose "children" are spoken of;

(b) the word "grandchildren" applies only to lineal descendants in the second degree of the person whose "grandchildren" are spoken of;

(c) the words "nephews" and "nieces" apply only to children of brothers or sisters;

(d) the words "cousins", or "first cousins", or "cousins-german", apply only to children of brothers or of sisters of the father or mother of the person whose "cousins", or "first cousins", or "cousins german", are spoken of:

(e) the words "first cousins once removed" apply only to children of cousins- german, or to cousins-german of a parent of the person whose "first cousins once removed" are spoken of:

(f) the words "second cousins" apply only to grandchildren of brothers or of sisters of the grandfather or grandmother of the person whose "second cousins"are spoken of;

(g) the words "issue" and "descendants" apply to all lineal descendants whatever of the person whose "issue" or "descendants" are spoken of;

(h) words expressive of collateral relationship apply alike to relatives of full and of half blood; and (i) all words expressive of relationship apply to a child in the womb who is afterwards born alive.

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What does Succession Act, 1925 Section 99 provide?

Section Section 99 of the Succession Act, 1925 (CONSTRUCTION OF TERMS In a will) is reproduced on this page as part of the Succession Act, 1925. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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