State : Kerala
Year : 1928
THE MAPPILLA WILLS ACT, 1928 THE MAPPILLA WILLS ACT, 1928 [Act No. 7 of 1928] PREAMBLE An Act to define the Law relating to Wills by Mappillas. WHEREAS it is expedient to define the law relating to testamentary dispositions by Mappillas governed by the Marumakkathayam or the Aliyasantana Law of Inheritance; AND WHEREAS the previous sanction of the Governor-General has been obtained to the passing of this Act; It is hereby enacted as follows:- Section 1 - Short title This Act may be called The Mappilla Wills Act, 1928. Section 2 - Commencement (i) It shall come into force on the 1st day of January, 1929. (ii) Extent.--It extends to the whole of the Presidency of Madras. (iii) Persons to whom and properties to which this Act is applicable.-- It applies to..... List Judgments citing this section