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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Succession Act, 1925 Section 119

DATE OF VESTING OF LEGACY WHEN PAYMENT OR POSSESSION POSTPONED Where by the terms of a bequest the legatee is not

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Succession Act, 1925 Section 119 is part of Succession Act, 1925 - DATE OF VESTING OF LEGACY WHEN PAYMENT OR POSSESSION POSTPONED Where by the terms of a bequest the legatee is not. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 119: DATE OF VESTING OF LEGACY WHEN PAYMENT OR POSSESSION POSTPONED Where by the terms of a bequest the legatee is not entitled to immediate possession of the thing bequeathed, a right to receive it at the proper time shall, unless a contrary intention appears by the will, become vested in the legatee on the testator's death, and shall pass to the legatee's representatives if he dies before that time and without having received the legacy, and in such cases the legacy is from the testator's death said to be vested in interest.

Frequently asked questions

What does Succession Act, 1925 Section 119 provide?

Section Section 119 of the Succession Act, 1925 (DATE OF VESTING OF LEGACY WHEN PAYMENT OR POSSESSION POSTPONED Where by the terms of a bequest the legatee is not) 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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