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Administrators-general Act, 1963 Chapter III

Title: Rights, Powers and Duties of the Administrator-general

State: Central

Year: 1963

.....for the protection of the assets. ____________________________ 1. Substituted for "fifty thousand" by The Administrators-General (Amendment) Act, 1999 (Act 34 of 1999) w.e.f. 16.12.1999. Section 10 - Power of Administrator-General to collect and hold assets where immediate action is required (1) Whenever any person has died leaving assets within any State exceeding rupees 1[two lakhs] in value, and the High Court for that State is satisfied that there is imminent danger of misappropriation, deterioration or waste of such assets, requiring immediate action, the High Court may, upon the application of the Administrator-General or of any person interested in such assets or in the due administration thereof, forthwith direct the Administrator-General (a) to collect and take possession of such assets, and (b) to hold, deposit, realise, sell or invest the same according to the directions of the High Court, and, in default of any such directions, according to the provisions of this Act so far as the same are applicable to such assets. (2) Any order of the High Court under sub-section (1) shall entitle the Administrator-General (a) to maintain any suit or proceeding for the.....

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Indian Succession Act, 1925 Part 9

Title: Probate, Letters of Administration and Administration of Assets of Deceased

State: Central

Year: 1925

..... (viii) The person to whom probate was, or letters of administration were, granted has subsequently become of unsound mind. INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT, 1925Chapter 4 - OF THE PRACTICE IN GRANTING AND REVOKING PROBATES AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION Section 264 - Jurisdiction of District Judge in granting and revoking probates, etc. (1) The District Judge shall have jurisdiction in granting and revoking probates and letters of administration in all cases within his district. (2) Except in cases to which section 57 applies, no court in any local area beyond the limits of the towns of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay,1[***] shall, where the deceased is a Hindu, Muhammadan, Buddhist, Sikh or Jaina or an exempted person, receive applications for probate or letters of administration until the State Government has, by a notification in the Official Gazette, authorised it so to do. ______________________ 1. The words "and the province of Burma" omitted by the A.O. 1937. Section 264 - Jurisdiction of District Judge in granting and revoking probates, etc. (1) The District Judge shall have jurisdiction in granting and revoking probates and letters of administration in all cases.....

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Administrators-general Act, 1963 Complete Act

Title: Administrators-general Act, 1963

State: Central

Year: 1963

.....years to be transferred to Government Section52 - Mode of proceeding by claimant to recover principal money so transferred Section53 - Succession Act or Companies Act not to affect Administrator-General Section54 - Savings of provisions of Police Acts for presidency-towns Section55 - Order of court to be equivalent to decree Section56 - Provision for administration by Consular Officer in case of death in certain circumstances of foreign subject Section57 - Letters of administration not necessary in respect of small estates administered by Administrator-General in accordance with certain Acts Section58 - Powers to grant Administrator-General letters limited for purpose of dealing with assets in accordance with the Army and Air Force (Disposal of Private Property) Act, 1950, or the Navy Act, 1957 Section59 - Act not to affect Army and Air Force (Disposal of Private Property) Act, 1950, or the Navy Act, 1957 Section60 - Saving of provisions of Indian Registration Act, 1908 Section61 - Power of Central Government to make rules Section62 - Power of State Government to make rules Section63 - Laying of rules made by Central Government before Parliament Section64 - Repeal.....

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Comptroller and Auditor-generals (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service), Act, 1971 Chapter III

Title: Duties and Powers of the Comptroller and Auditor-general

State: Central

Year: 1971

.....subs-ection (1) and sub-sections (2) and (3) inserted by the Comptroller and Auditor-General's (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Amendment Act (2 of 1984), Section 3 (16-3-1984). 2. Substituted for the words "rupees five lakhs" and "this section" respectively, by the Comptroller and Auditor-General's (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Amendment Act (2 of 1984), Section 3 (16-3-1984). Section 15 - Functions of Comptroller and Auditor-General in the case of grants or loans given to other authorities or bodies (1) Where any grant or loan is given for any specific purpose from the Consolidted Fund of India or of any State or of any Union territory having a Legisltive Assembly to any authority or body not being a foreign State or international organisation, the Comptroller and Auditor-General shall scrutinise the procedures by which the sanctioning authority satisfies itself as to the fulfilment of the conditions subject to which such grants or loans were given and shall for this purpose have right of access, after giving reasonable previous notice, to the books and accounts of that authority or body: Provided that the President, the Governor of a State or.....

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Administrators-general Act, 1963 Chapter II

Title: The Office of the Administrator-general

State: Central

Year: 1963

.....shall, subject to the control of the State Government and the general or special orders of general-General, be competent to discharge any of the duties and to exercise any of the powers of the Administrator-General, and when discharging such duties or exercising such powers shall have the same privileges and be subject to the same liabilities as the Administrator-General. (2) No person shall be appointed as a Deputy under this section unless he has been for at least three years-- (a) an advocate; or (b) an attorney of a High Court; or (c) a member of the judicial service of a State. Section 5 - Incorporation The Administrator-General shall be a corporation sole by the name of Administrator-General of the State for which he is appointed, and, as such Administrator-General, shall have perpetual succession and an official seal, and may sue and be sued in his corporate name.

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Administrators-general Act, 1963 Section 9

Title: Right of Administrator-general to Apply for Administration of Estates

State: Central

Year: 1963

.....time after he has had notice of the death of such person, and of his having left such assets, take such proceedings as may be necessary to obtain from the High Court letters of administration of the estate of such person. (2) The Administrator-General shall not take proceedings under this section unless he is satisfied, that there is apprehension of misappropriation, deterioration or waste of such assets if such proceedings are not taken by him or that such proceedings are otherwise necessary for the protection of the assets. ____________________________ 1. Substituted for "fifty thousand" by The Administrators-General (Amendment) Act, 1999 (Act 34 of 1999) w.e.f. 16.12.1999.

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Administrators-general Act, 1963 Section 10

Title: Power of Administrator-general to Collect and Hold Assets Where Immediate Action is Required

State: Central

Year: 1963

.....are applicable to such assets. (2) Any order of the High Court under sub-section (1) shall entitle the Administrator-General (a) to maintain any suit or proceeding for the recovery of such assets; (b) if he thinks fit, to apply for letters of administration of the estate of such deceased person; (c) to retain out of the assets of the estate any fees chargeable under rules made under this Act; and (d) to reimburse himself for all payments made by him to respect of such assets which a private administrator might lawfully have made. ____________________________ 1. Substituted for "fifty thousand" by The Administrators-General (Amendment) Act, 1999 (Act 34 of 1999) w.e.f. 16.12.1999.

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ADMINISTRATORS-GENERAL ACT, 1963 Section 14

Title: Recall of Administrator-General's administration and grant of probate etc., to executor or next-of-kin

State: Central

Year: 1963

If an executor or next-of-kin of the deceased, who has not been personally served with a citation or who has not had notice thereof in time to appear pursuant thereto, establishes to the satisfaction of the High Court a claim to probate of will or to letters of administration in preference to the Administrator-General, any letters of administration granted in accordance with the provisions of this Act to the Administrator-General (a) shall be revoked, if a will of the deceased is proved in the State; (b) may be revoked, in other cases, if an application for that purpose is made within six months after the grant to the Administrator-General and the High Court is satisfied that there has been no unreasonable delay in making the application, or in transmitting the authority under which the application is made; and probate or letters of administration may be granted to such executor or next-of-kin as the case may be.

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Administrators-general Act, 1963 Section 20

Title: Effect of Probate or Letters Granted to Administrator-general

State: Central

Year: 1963

(1) Probate or letters of administration granted by the High Court to the Administrator-General of any State shall have effect over all the assets of the deceased throughout India and shall be conclusive as to the representative title against all debtors of the deceased and all persons holding such assets, and shall afford full indemnity to all debtors paying their debts and all persons delivering up such assets to such Administrator-General. (2) Whenever a grant of probate or letters of administration is made by a High Court to the Administrator-General, the High Court shall send to the High Courts for the other States a certificate that such grant has been made, and such certificate shall be filed by the High Court receiving the same. (3) Any probate or letters of administration granted by the High Court for the State of Jammu and Kashmir before the commencement of the Central Laws (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act, 1968 shall, after such commencement, be as effective as if such probate or letters of administration had been granted under this section.

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Karnataka] General Clauses Act, 1899 Part II

Title: General Definitions

State: Karnataka

Year: 1899

.....and] (d) any provision contained in 2 [any 1 [Mysore Act or Karnataka Act]] or in any such Act or body of Rules as aforesaid 6 [or in any Bombay Act, Coorg Act, Hyderabad Law or Madras Act]; (13) "Father," in the case of any one whose personal law permits adoption, shall include an adoptive father; 7 [(13A) "financial year" or "official year" shall mean the year commencing on the first day of April: Provided that in respect of the financial or official year of 1949-50, "financial Year" or "Official year" shall mean the period commencing on the first day of July, 1949, and ending with the thirty-first day of March, 1950;] (14) "8 [revenue year]" shall mean the year commencing on the first day of July; (15) a thing shall be deemed to be done in "good faith" where it is in fact done honestly, whether it is done negligently or not; 2 [(16) "Government or "the Government" shall,- (a) in relation to anything done before the commencement of the Constitution, means the authority or person authorised at the relevant date to administer executive Government in Mysore; (b) in relation to anything done or to be done after the commencement of the Constitution, include both.....

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