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Succession Act, 1925

Topic Serial #	Content	Case Law
	OF THE ATTESTATION, REVOCATION, ALTERATION AND REVIVAL OF WILLS
67	Effect of gift to attesting witness
68	Witness not disqualified by interest or by being executor
69	Revocation of will by testators marriage
70	Revocation of unprivileged will or codicil
71	Effect of obliteration, interlineation or alteration in unprivileged will
72	Revocation of privileged will or codicil
73	Revival of unprivileged will
	CHAPTER VI
	OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF WILLS
74	Wording of will
75	Inquiries to determine questions as to object or subject of will
76	Misnomer or misdescription of object
77	When words may be supplied
78	Rejection of erroneous particulars in description of subject
79	When part of description may not be rejected as erroneous
80	Extrinsic evidence admissible in cases of patent ambiguity or deficiency
81	Extrinsic evidence inadmissible in case of patent ambiguity or deficiency
82	Meaning of clause to be collected from entire will
83	When words may be understood in restricted sense, and when in sense wider than usual
84	Which of two possible constructions preferred
85	No part rejected, if it can be reasonably construed
86	Interpretation of words repeated in different parts of will
87	Testators intention to be effectuated as far as possible
88	The last of two inconsistent clauses prevails
89	Will or bequest void for uncertainty
90	Words describing subject refer to property answering description at testators death
91	Power of appointment executed by general bequest
92	Implied gift to objects of power in default of appointment
93	Bequest to “heirs”, etc., of particular person without qualifying terms
94	Bequest to “representatives, “ etc., of particular person
95	Bequest without words of limitation
96	Bequest in alternative
97	Effect of words describing a class added to bequest to person
98	Bequest to class of persons under general description only
99	Construction of terms
100	Words expressing relationship denote only legitimate relatives or failing such relatives reputed legitimate
101	Rules of construction where will purports to make two bequests to same person
102	Constitution of residuary legatee
103	Property to which residuary legatee entitled
104	Time of vesting legacy in general terms
105	In what case legacy lapses
106	Legacy does not lapse if one of two joint legatees die before testator
107	Effect of words showing testators intention to give distant shares
108	When lapsed share goes as undisposed of
109	When bequest to testators child or lineal descendant does not lapse on his death in testators lifetime
110	Bequest to a for benefit of B does not lapse by A’s death
111	Survivorship in case of bequest to described class
	CHAPTER VII
	OF VOID BEQUESTS
112	Bequest to person by particular description, who is not in existence at testators death
113	Bequest to person not in existence at testators death subject to prior bequest
114	Rule against perpetuity
115	Bequest to a class some of whom may come under rules in sections 113 and 114
116	Bequest to take effect on failure of prior bequest
117	Effect of direction for accumulation
118	Bequest to religious or charitable uses
	CHAPTER VIII
	OF THE VESTING OF LEGACIES
119	Date of vesting of legacy when payment or possession postponed
120	Date of vesting when legacy contingent upon specified uncertain event
121	Vesting of interest in bequest to such members of a class as shall have attained particular age
	CHAPTER IX
	OF ONEROUS BEQUESTS
122	Onerous bequests
123	One of two separate and independent bequests to same person may be accepted, and other refuse
	CHAPTER X

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