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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Succession Act, 1925 Section 167

NON--LIABILITY OF EXECUTOR TO EXONERATE SPECIFIC LEGATEES

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Succession Act, 1925 Section 167 is part of Succession Act, 1925 - NON--LIABILITY OF EXECUTOR TO EXONERATE SPECIFIC LEGATEES. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

1) Where property specifically bequeathed is subject at the death of the testator to any pledge, lien or incumbrance created by the testator himself or by any person under whom he claims, then, unless a contrary intention appears by the will, the legatee, if he accepts the bequest, shall accept it subject to such pledge or incumbrance, and shall (as between himself and the testator's estate), be liable to make good the amount of such pledge or incumbrance.

(2) A contrary intention shall not be inferred from any direction which the will may contain for the payment of the testator's debts generally.

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What does Succession Act, 1925 Section 167 provide?

Section Section 167 of the Succession Act, 1925 (NON--LIABILITY OF EXECUTOR TO EXONERATE SPECIFIC LEGATEES) 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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