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The Christian Succession Act, 1921 (Cochin) Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1921

.....no necessary presumption from Notwithstanding proof that a Passaram was paid to the Church on the occasion of a marriage, it is a question of fact, (a) Whether any Streedhanam was given or contracted to be given, and (b) Whether the amount fixed for calculating the Passaram as its sub-multiple is the amount of the Streedhanam given or contracted to be given (c) Where the intestate has left no lineal descendants: Section 24 - Where no lineal descendants are left Where the intestate has left no lineal descendant, the rules for the distribution, of his properly (after deducting the widow's share if he has left a widow) are as follows:- Section 25 - Father's right If the intestate's father is living he should succeed to the property. Section 26 - Mother when there are brothers or descendants of brother If the intestate's father is dead, but the intestate's mother is living, and there are also brothers of the intestate by the same father who either survive him or having predeceased him, have left lineal descendants surviving him, a share equal to that if such a brother shall belong to the mother. Section 27 - Mother when there are sisters or their.....

Indian Succession Act, 1925 Part 5

Title: Intestate Succession

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....order and according to the rules hereinafter contained in this Chapter. 1 [***] ___________________ 1. Explanation omitted by Act 26 of 2002, section 2. Section 32 - Devolution of such property The property of an intestate devolves upon the wife or husband, or upon those who are of the kindred of the deceased, in the order and according to the rules hereinafter contained in this Chapter. 1 [***] ___________________ 1. Explanation omitted by Act 26 of 2002, section 2. Section 33 - Where intestate has left widow and lineal descendants, or widow and kindred only, or widow and no kindred Where the intestate has left a widow- (a) if he has also left any lineal descendants, one-thirds of his property shall belong to his widow, and the remaining two-thirds shall go to his lineal descendants, according to the rules hereinafter contained; (b) 1 [save as provided by section 33A] if he has left no lineal descendant, but has left persons who are of kindred to him, one-half of his property shall belong to his widow, and the other half shall go to those who are kindred to him, in the order and according to the rules hereinafter contained; (c) if he has left none who.....

Indian Succession Act, 1925 Chapter 2

Title: Rules in Cases of Intestates Other Than Parsis

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....order and according to the rules hereinafter contained in this Chapter. 1 [***] ___________________ 1. Explanation omitted by Act 26 of 2002, section 2. Section 32 - Devolution of such property The property of an intestate devolves upon the wife or husband, or upon those who are of the kindred of the deceased, in the order and according to the rules hereinafter contained in this Chapter. 1 [***] ___________________ 1. Explanation omitted by Act 26 of 2002, section 2. Section 33 - Where intestate has left widow and lineal descendants, or widow and kindred only, or widow and no kindred Where the intestate has left a widow- (a) if he has also left any lineal descendants, one-thirds of his property shall belong to his widow, and the remaining two-thirds shall go to his lineal descendants, according to the rules hereinafter contained; (b) 1 [save as provided by section 33A] if he has left no lineal descendant, but has left persons who are of kindred to him, one-half of his property shall belong to his widow, and the other half shall go to those who are kindred to him, in the order and according to the rules hereinafter contained; (c) if he has left none who.....

INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT, 1925 Section 49

Title: Children's advancements not brought into hotchpot

State: Central

Year: 1925

Where a distributive share in the property of a person who has died intestate is claimed by a child, or any descendant of a child, of such person, no money or other property which the intestate may, during his life, have paid, given or settled to, or for the advancement of, the child by whom or by whose descendant the claim is made shall be taken into account in estimating such distributive share.

Indian Succession Act, 1925 Complete Act

Title: Indian Succession Act, 1925

State: Central

Year: 1925

..... Section383 - Revocation of certificate Section384 - Appeal Section385 - Effect on certificate of previous certificate, probate or letters of administration Section386 - Validation of certain payments made in good faith to holder of invalid certificate Section387 - Effect of decisions under this Act, and liability of holder of certificate thereunder Section388 - Investiture of inferior courts with jurisdiction of District Court for purposes of this Act Section389 - Surrender of superseded and invalid certificates Section390 - Provisions with respect to certificates under Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827 Part 11 Section391 - Saving Section392 - Repeals Schedule1 - SCHEDULE 1 Schedule2 - SCHEDULE 2 Schedule3 - SCHEDULE 3 Schedule4 - SCHEDULE 4 Schedule5 - SCHEDULE 5 Schedule6 - SCHEDULE 6 Schedule7 - SCHEDULE 7 Schedule8 - SCHEDULE 8 Schedule9 - SCHEDULE 9

Succession Act, 1925 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....of determining questions as to what person or what property is denoted by any words used in a will, a Court shall inquire into every material fact relating to the persons who claim to be interested under such will, the property which is claimed as the subject of disposition, the circumstances of the testator and of his family, and into every fact a knowledge of which may conduce to the right application of the words which the testator has used. SECTION 76: MISNOMER OR MISS DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT (1) Where the words used in a will to designate or describe a legatee or a class of legatees sufficiently show what is meant, an error in the name or description shall not prevent the legacy from taking effect. (2) A mistake in the name of a legatee may be corrected by a description of him, and a mistake in the description of a legatee may be corrected by the name. SECTION 77: WHEN WORDS MAY BE SUPPLIED Where any word material to the full expression of the meaning has been omitted, it may be supplied by the context. SECTION 78: REJECTION OF ERRONEOUS PARTICULARS IN DESCRIPTION OF SUBJECT If the thing which the testator intended to bequeath can be sufficiently identified.....