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Definition :

Legal representative, a 'legal representative' ordinarily means a person who in law represents the estate of a deceased person or a person on whom the estate devolves on the death of an individual, Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation v. Ramanbhai Prabhat Bhai, AIR 1987 SC 1690 (1699): (1987) 3 SCC 234: (1987) 3 SCR 404. [Motor Vehicles Act, (4 of 1939), s. 92A]

The definition of 'legal representatives' includes heirs as well as persons who represent the estate even without title either as executors or administrators in possession of the estate of the deceased, Custodian of Branches of BANCO National Ultramarino v. Nalini Bai Naique, AIR 1989 SC 1589 (1591): (1989) Supp 2 SCC 275: (1989) 2 SCR 810.

It has the meaning assigned to it in clause (11) of section 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. [Wealth-tax Act, 1957, s. 2 (lb)]

It means a person who in law represents the estate of a deceased person, and includes any person who intermeddles with the estate of the deceased person, and includes any person who intermeddles with the estate of the deceased and where a party sues or is sued in a representative character the person on whom the estate devolves on the death of the party so suing or sued. [Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), s. 2 (11)]

It means a person who in law represents the estate of a deceased person, and includes any person who intermeddles with the estate of the deceased, and, where a party acts in a representative character, the person on whom the estate devolves on the death of the party so acting. [Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (26 of 1996), s. 2 (1) (g)]

It means a person who in law represents the estate of a deceased person. [Designs Act, 2000 (16 of 2000), s. 2 (f)]

It means a person who in law represents the estate of a deceased person. [Patents Act, 1970 (39 of 1970), s. 2 (1) (k)]

The term conceives of two distinct categories. Firstly, the heirs or persons, who in law represent the estate of the deceased person who intermeddles with the estate of the deceased. Such a personis equally a legal representative, Sudama Devi v. Jogendra Choudhary, AIR 1987 Pat 239.

It shall have the meaning assigned to it in cl. (ii) of

s. 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. [Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002, s. 2(14)]