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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Succession Act, 1925 Section 269

WHEN AND HOW DISTRICT JUDGE TO INTERFERE FOR PROTECTION OF PROPERTY

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Succession Act, 1925 Section 269 is part of Succession Act, 1925 - WHEN AND HOW DISTRICT JUDGE TO INTERFERE FOR PROTECTION OF PROPERTY. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

1) Until probate is granted of the will of a deceased person, or an administrator of his estate is constituted, the District Judge, within whose jurisdiction any part of the property of the deceased person is situate, is authorised and required to interfere for the protection of such property at the instance of any person claiming to be interested therein, and in all other cases where the Judge considers that the property incurs any risk of loss or damage; and for that purpose, if he thinks fit, to appoint an officer to take and keep possession of the property.

(2) This section shall not apply when the deceased is a Hindu, Muhammadan, Buddhist, Sikh or Jaina or an exempted person, nor shall it apply to any part of the property of an Indian Christian who has died intestate.

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What does Succession Act, 1925 Section 269 provide?

Section Section 269 of the Succession Act, 1925 (WHEN AND HOW DISTRICT JUDGE TO INTERFERE FOR PROTECTION OF PROPERTY) 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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