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Succession Act, 1925 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....under this section or exempted from the operation of any of the provisions of the Indian Succession Act, 1865(10 of 1865), under section 332 of that Act are in this Act referred to as "exempted persons". PART 02 OF DOMICILE SECTION 04: APPLICATION OF PART This Part shall not apply if the deceased was a Hindu, Muhammadan, Buddhist, Sikh or Jaina. SECTION 05: LAW REGULATING SUCCESSION TO DECEASED PERSON'S IMMOVABLE AND MOVABLE PROPERTY, RESPECTIVELY (1) Succession to the immovable property in India of a person deceased shall be regulated by the law of India, wherever such person may have had his domicile at the time of his death. (2) Succession to the movable property of a person deceased is regulated by the law of the country in which such person had his domicile at the time of his death. SECTION 06: ONE DOMICILE ONLY AFFECTS SUCCESSION TO MOVABLES A person can have only one domicile for the purpose of the succession to his movable property. SECTION 07: DOMICILE OF ORIGIN OF PERSON OF LEGITIMATE BIRTH The domicile of origin of every person of legitimate birth is in the country in which at the time of his birth his father was domiciled; or, if he is a posthumous.....

Indian Succession Act, 1925 Chapter 23

Title: Of Gifts in Contemplation of Death

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....person who has obtained the certificate, probate or letters of administration, as the case may be. ______________________ 1. Repealed partly by Act 39 of 1925 and finally by Act 1 of 1938. Section 197 - Prohibition of exercise of certain powers by curators ( 1) Where a certificate has been granted under Part X or under the Succession Certificate Act, 18891(7 of 1889), or a grant of probate or letters of administration has been made, a curator appointed under this Part shall not exercise any authority lawfully belonging to the holder of the certificate or to the executor or administrator. (2) Payment of debts, etc., to curators.-All persons who have paid debts or rents to a curator authorised by a Court to receive them shall be indemnified, and the curator sh all be responsible for the payment thereof to the person who has obtained the certificate, probate or letters of administration, as the case may be. ______________________ 1. Repealed partly by Act 39 of 1925 and finally by Act 1 of 1938. Section 198 - Curator to give security and may receive remuneration (1) The District Judge shall take from the curator security for the faithful discharge of his trust,.....

Indian Succession Act, 1925 Part 8

Title: Representative Title to Property of Deceased on Succession

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....outside those limits, in so far as they relate to immoveable property situated within those limits. ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 3 of 1951, section 3 and Schedule, for "the State". 2. Substituted by Act 16 of 1962, section 4, for Sub-section (2). 3. Inserted by Act 26 of 2002, section 3. 4. Substituted by Act 52 of 1964, section 3 and Schedule II., for "ordinary civil jurisdiction". Section 213 - Right as executor or legatee when established (1) No right as executor or legatee can be established in any Court of Justice, unless a Court of competent jurisdiction in 1 [India] has granted probate of the Will under which the right is claimed, or has granted letters of administration with the Will or with a copy of an authenticated copy of the Will annexed. 2 [(2) This section shall not apply in the case of Wills made by Muhammadans 3 [or Indian Christians], and shall only apply- (i) in the case of Wills made by any Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh or Jaina where such Wills are of the classes specified in clauses (a) and (b) of section 57; and (ii) in the case of Wills made by any Parsi dying, after the commencement of the Indian Succession (Amendment) Act,.....

Indian Succession Act, 1925 Chapter 13

Title: Of the Liability of an Executor or Administrator for Devastation

State: Central

Year: 1925

..... (d) the right in which the petitioner claims; (e) the absence of any impediment under section 370 or under any other provision of this Act or any other enactment, to the grant of the certificate or to the validity thereof if it were granted; and (f) the debts and securities in respect of which the certificate is applied for. ( 2) If the petition contains any averment which the person verifying it knows or believes to be false, or does not believe to be true, that person shall be deemed to have committed an offence under section 198 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860). 1[(3) Application for such a certificate may be made in respect of any debt or debts due to the deceased creditor or in respect of portions thereof] _____________________ 1. Added by Act 14 of 1928, section 2. Section 372 - Application for certificate ( 1) Application for such a certificate shall be made to the District Judge by a petition signed and verified by or on behalf of the applicant in the manner prescribed by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) for the signing and verification of a plaint by or on behalf of a plaintiff, and setting forth the following.....

Indian Succession Act, 1925 Part 10

Title: Succession Certificates

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....in this Part referred to as a certificate) shall not be granted under this Part with respect to any debt or security to which a right is required by section 212 or section 213 to be established by letters of administration or probate: Provided that nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to prevent the grant of a certificate to any person claiming to be entitled to the effects of a deceased Indian Christian, or to any part thereof, with respect to any debt or security, by reason that a right thereto can be established by letters of administration under this Act. (2) For the purposes of this Part, "security" means- (a) any promissory note, debenture, stock or other security of the Central Govern­ment or of a State Government; (b) any bond, debenture, or annuity charged by Act of Parliament1[of the United Kingdom] on the revenues of India; (c) any stock or debenture of, or share in, a company or other incorporated institution; (d) any debenture or other security for money issued by, or on behalf of, a local authority; (e) any other security which the2[State Government] may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare to be a security for the.....

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 187

Title: When Acceptance of Benefit Given by Will Constitutes Election to Take Under Will

State: Central

Year: 1925

Acceptance of a benefit given by a Will constitutes an election by the legatee to take under the Will, if he had knowledge of his right to elect and of those circumstances which would influence the judgment of a reasonable man in making an election, or if he waives inquiry into the circumstances. Illustrations (i) A is owner of an estate called Sultanpur Khurd, and has a life interest in another estate called Sultanpur Buzurg to which upon his death his son B Will be absolutely entitled. The Will of A gives the estate of Sultanpur Khurd to B and the estate of Sultanpur Buzurg to C. B, in ignorance of his own right to the estate of Sultanpur Buzurg, allows C to take possession of it, and enters into possession of the estate of Sultanpur Khurd. B has not confirmed the bequest of Sultanpur Buzurg to C. (ii) B, the eldest son of A, is the possessor of an estate called Sultanpur. A bequeaths Sultanpur to C and to B the residue of A's property. B having been informed by A's executors that the residue Will amount to 5,000 rupees, allows C to take possession of Sultanpur. He afterwards discovers that the residue does not amount to more than 500 rupees. B has not confirmed the beque

Indian Succession Act, 1925 Section 215

Title: Effect on Certificate of Subsequent Probate or Letters of Administration

State: Central

Year: 1925

Section 215 - Effect on certificate of subsequent probate or letters of administration (1) A grant of probate or letters of administration in respect of an estate shall be deemed to supersede any certificate previously granted under Part X or under the Succession Certificate Act, 18891 (7 of 1889), or Bombay Regulation No. VIII of 1827, in respect of any debts or securities included in the estate. (2) When at the time of the grant of the probate or letters any suit or other proceeding instituted by the holder of any such certificate regarding any such debt or security is pending, the person to whom the grant is made shall, on applying to the Court in which the suit or proceeding is pending, be entitled to take the place of the holder of the certificate in the suit or proceeding: Provided that, when any certificate is superseded under this section, all payments made to the holder of such certificate in ignorance of such supersession shall be held good against claims under the probate or letters of administration. ______________________ 1. Repealed partly by Act 39 of 1925 and finally by Act 1 of 1938.

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.....