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Indian Succession Act, 1925 Part 6

Title: Testamentary Succession

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....of ministers of religion; for the formation or support of a public garden; All these bequests are void. _____________________ 1. Added by Act 51 of 1991, section 6. INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT, 1925Chapter 8 - OF THE VESTING OF LEGACIES Section 119 - Date of vesting of legacy when payment or possession postponed Where by the terms of a bequest the legatee is not entitled to immediate possession of the thing bequeathed, a right to receive it at the proper time shall, unless a contrary intention appears by the will, become vested in the legatee on the testator's death, and shall pass to the legatee's representatives if he dies before that time and without having received the legacy, and in such cases the legacy is from the testator's death said to be vested in interest. Explanation.An intention that a legacy to any person shall not become vested in interest in him is not to be inferred merely from a provision whereby the payment or possession of the thing bequeathed is postponed, or whereby a prior interest therein is bequeathed to some other person, or whereby the income arising from the fund bequeathed is directed to be accumulated until the time of payment arrives,.....

Indian Succession Act, 1925 Chapter 22

Title: Of Election

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....England does not pass by theWill. Cmay claim his legacy without giving up thereal property in England. ________________________ 1. Substitutedby Act 3 of 1951, section 3 and Schedule, for "the States". Section 182 - Testator's belief as to his ownership immaterial The provisions of sections 180 and 181apply whether the testator does or does not believe that which he professes todispose of by his Will to be his own. Illustrations (i) The farm of Sultanpur was theproperty of C. A bequeathed it to B,giving a legacy of 1,000rupees to C. C has elected to retain hisfarm of Sultanpur, which is worth 800rupees. C forefeitshis legacy of 1,000 rupees, of which 800 rupees goes to B, andthe remaining 200 rupees falls into the residuarybequest, or devolves according to the rules of intestate succession, as thecase may be. (ii) A bequeaths an estate to B in case B'selder brother (who is married and has children) shallleave no issue living at hisdeath. A also bequeaths to C a jewel, which belongs to B. B must elect to give up the jewelor to lose the estate. (iii) A bequeaths to B 1,000rupees, and to C an estate which Will, under a settlement, belong to B ifhis elder brother(who.....

INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT, 1925 Section 182

Title: Testator's belief as to his ownership immaterial

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....and to C an estate which Will, under a settlement, belong to B ifhis elder brother(who is married and has children) shallleave no issue living at hisdeath. B must elect to give up the estateor to lose the legacy. (iv) A, a person of the age of 18, domiciled in 1 [India] but owning real property in England, to which C is heir atlaw, bequeaths a legacy to C and, subjectthereto, devises and bequeaths to B"all my property whatsoever and wheresoever", and dies under 21. The real property in England does not pass by theWill. Cmay claim his legacy without giving up thereal property in England. ________________________ 1. Substitutedby Act 3 of 1951, section 3 and Schedule, for "the States".

Indian Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925 (26 of 1925) Schedule 1

Title: Rules Relating to Bills of Ladings

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....fire, unless caused by the actual fault or privity of the carrier; (c) perils, dangers and accidents of the sea or other navigable waters; (d) act of God; (e) act of war; (f) act of public enemies; (g) arrest or restraint of princes, rulers of people, or seizure under legal process; (h) quarantine restriction; (i) act or omission of the shipper or owner of the goods, his agent, or representative; (j) strikes or lock-outs or stoppage or restraint of labour from whatever cause, whether partial or general; (k) riots and civil commotions; (l) saving or attempting to save life or property at sea; (m) wastage in bulk or weight or any other loss or damage arising from inherent defect, quality, or vice of the goods; (n) insufficiency of packing; (o) insufficiency or inadequacy of marks; (p) latent defects not discoverable by due diligence; (q) any other cause arising without the actual fault or privity of the carrier, or without the fault or neglect of the agents or servants of the carrier, but the burden of proof shall be on the person claiming the benefit of this exception to show that neither the actual fault or privity of the carrier nor the fault or.....

Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....(b) fire. unless caused by the actual fault or privity of the carrier: (c) perils, dangers and accidents of the sea or other navigable waters: (d) act of God; (e) act of war; (f) act of public enemies: (g) arrest or restraint of princes, rulers of people, or seizure under legal process; (h) quarantine restriction; (i) act or omission of the shipper or owner of the goods, his agent, or representative; (j) strikes or lock-outs or stoppage or restraint of labour from whatever cause, whether partial or general; (k) riots and civil commotions; (1) saving or attempting to save life or property at sea; (m) wastage in bulk or weight or any other loss or damage arising from inherent defect, quality, or vice of the goods; (n) insufficiency of packing; (o) insufficiency or inadequacy of marks; (p) latent defects not discoverable by due diligence; (q) any other cause arising without the actual fault or privity of the carrier, or without the fault or neglect of the agents or servants of the carrier, but the burden of proof shall be on the person claiming the benefit of this exception to show that neither the actual fault or privity of the carrier nor the fault or neglect of the.....

Soldiers (Litigation) Act, 1925 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....Indian soldiers serving under war conditions. The Ordinance was replaced in the first instance by an Act passed in 1915, and the provisions of that Act were re-enacted, with certain amendments, in the Indian Soldiers (Litigation) Act, 1918. The Act applies to Indian soldiers serving under war conditions and provides inter alia for the postponement in certain circumstances of civil and revenue proceedings in which an unrepresented Indian soldier is a party and for the deduction from periods of limitation in suits, appeals or applications by Indian soldiers of the periods during which they have been serving under war conditions. The Act applies to service under war conditions during the war and for six months thereafter, and to other service which is declared by the Governor-General in Council to be service under war conditions. It was suggested that the protection required in these matters by Indian soldiers serving under war conditions was also required by Indian soldiers serving on garrison duty overseas and in certain areas in India. Local Governments and Administrations were accordingly consulted in regard to the working of the existing Act. They unanimously accept the.....