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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Succession Act, 1925 Section 170

EXONERATION OF SPECIFIC LEGATEE'S STOCK IN JOINT-STOCK COMPANY In the absence of any direction in the will, where there

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Succession Act, 1925 Section 170 is part of Succession Act, 1925 - EXONERATION OF SPECIFIC LEGATEE'S STOCK IN JOINT-STOCK COMPANY In the absence of any direction in the will, where there. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 170: EXONERATION OF SPECIFIC LEGATEE'S STOCK IN JOINT-STOCK COMPANY In the absence of any direction in the will, where there is a specific bequest of stock in a joint-stock company, if any call or other payment is due from the testator at the time of his death in respect of the stock, such call or payment shall, as between the testator's estate and the legatee, be borne by the estate; but, if any call or other payment becomes due in respect of such stock after the testator's death, the same shall, as between the testator's estate and the legatee, be borne by the legatee, if he accepts the bequest

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What does Succession Act, 1925 Section 170 provide?

Section Section 170 of the Succession Act, 1925 (EXONERATION OF SPECIFIC LEGATEE'S STOCK IN JOINT-STOCK COMPANY In the absence of any direction in the will, where there) 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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