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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Indian Succession Act, 1925 Section 78

Rejection of Erroneous Particulars in Description of Subject

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Indian Succession Act, 1925 Section 78 is part of Indian Succession Act, 1925 - Rejection of Erroneous Particulars in Description of Subject. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

If the thing which the testator intended to bequeath can be sufficiently identified from the description of it given in the Will, but some parts of the description do not apply, such parts of the description shall be rejected as erroneous, and the bequest shall take effect.

Illustrations

(i) A bequeaths to B "my marsh-lands lying in L and in the occupation of X". The testator had marsh-lands lying in L, but had no marsh-lands in the occupation of X. The words "in the occupation of X" shall be rejected as erroneous, and the marsh-lands of the testator lying in L Will pass by the bequest.

(ii) The testator bequeaths to A "my zamindari of Rampur". He had an estate at Rampur but it was a taluq and not a zamindari. The taluq passes by this bequest.

Frequently asked questions

What does Indian Succession Act, 1925 Section 78 provide?

Section Section 78 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 (Rejection of Erroneous Particulars in Description of Subject) is reproduced on this page as part of the Indian 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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