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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Succession Act, 1925 Section 116

BEQUEST TO TAKE EFFECT ON FAILURE OF PRIOR BEQUEST Where by reason of any of the rules contained in sections 113 and 1

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Succession Act, 1925 Section 116 is part of Succession Act, 1925 - BEQUEST TO TAKE EFFECT ON FAILURE OF PRIOR BEQUEST Where by reason of any of the rules contained in sections 113 and 1. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 116: BEQUEST TO TAKE EFFECT ON FAILURE OF PRIOR BEQUEST Where by reason of any of the rules contained in sections 113 and 1 14, any bequest in favour of a person or of a class of persons is void in regard to such person or the whole of such class, any bequest contained in the same will and intended to take effect after or upon failure of such prior bequest is also void.

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What does Succession Act, 1925 Section 116 provide?

Section Section 116 of the Succession Act, 1925 (BEQUEST TO TAKE EFFECT ON FAILURE OF PRIOR BEQUEST Where by reason of any of the rules contained in sections 113 and 1) 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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