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collation
from Latin collatio bonorum (in Roman law) contribution made by emancipated heirs to an estate under an intestate succession, literally, bringing together of goods] in the civil law of Louisiana : the actual or supposed return of
Protestant
of making further provision (in addition to that made by the Bill of Rights in 1688) 'for the succession of the Crown in the Protestant line,' the Crown was settled, in default of issue of Princess Anne
Will
testator with respect to his property which he desires to be carried into effect after his death. [Indian Succession Act, 1925 (39 of 1925), s. 2 (h)] The definition of 'will' in s. 2 (h) of the
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Death duties
1815, and the Account Duty leviable under the (English) Customs and (English) Inland Revenue Act, 1881; (2) the Succession Duty leviable under the (English) Succession Duty Act, 1853; (English) and (3) the Legacy Duty leviable under the
Regulated by usage
office' and when so construed that part of the definition would only apply where the ordinary rules of succession under the Hindu law are modified by usage and succession has to be deter-mined in accordance with the
Heir
be defeated by the contingency of some nearer heir being born; as a brother or nephew, whose presumptive succession may be destroyed by the birth of a child; or a daughter, whose present hopes may be hereafter
Hindu
emphasized different aspects of the whole. Under the codifying Acts namely the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 and the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, the
Hindu Law
'Hindu law' have to be understood in a broad sense, having regard to s. 2 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 which dealt with the applicability of that Act to any person who is a Hindu by
Lineal descendant
be any other meaning of this word, Sunderlal Chourasiya v. Jejila Chourasiya, AIR 2004 MP 138. [see Hindu Succession Act 30 of 1956, s. 8; Succession Act 39 of 1925, ss. 107, 109] The term 'lineal descendants'
Costs
costs at Common Law, but the Statute of Gloucester (6 Edw. 1, c. 4), gave cots to a successful plaintiff, and 2 & 3 Hen. 8, c. 6, and 4 Jac. 1, c. 3, to a victorious
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