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Succession Act, 1925

Topic Serial # Content Case Law
 

OF BEQUESTS OF ANNUITIES

 
173 Annuity created by will payable for life only unless contrary intention appears by will
174 Period of vesting where will directs that annuity be provided out of proceeds of property, or out of pro­perty generally, or where money bequeathed to be in­vested in purchase of annuity
175 Abatement of annuity
176 Where gift of annuity and residuary gift, whole annuity to be first satisfied
 

CHAPTER XXI

 
 

OF LEGACIES TO CREDITORS AND PORTIONERS

 
177 Creditor prima fade entitled to legacy as well as debt
178 Child prima facie entitled to legacy as well as portion
179 No ademption by subsequently provision for legatee
 

CHAPTER XXII

 
 

OF ELECTION

 
180 Circumstances in which election takes place
181 Devolution of interest relinquished b owner
182 Testators belief as to his ownership immaterial
183 Bequest for mans benefit how regarded for purpose of election
184 Person deriving benefit indirectly not put to election
185 Person taking in individual capacity under will may in other character elect to take in opposition
186 Exception to provisions of last six sections
187 When acceptance of benefit given by will constitutes election to take under will
188 Circumstances in which knowledge or waiver is presumed or inferred
189 When testators representatives may call upon legatee to elect
190 Postponement of election in case of disability
 

CHAPTER XXIII

 
 

OF GIFTS IN CONTEMPLATION OF DEATH

 
191 Property transferable by gift made in contemplation of death
192 Person claiming right by succession to property of deceased may apply for relief against wrongful posses­sion
193 Inquiry made by Judge
194 Procedure
195 Appointment of curator pending determination Proceeding
196 Powers conformable on curator
197 Prohibition of exercise of certain powers by curators. Payment of debts, etc., to curator
198 Curator to give security and may receive remuneration
199 Report form collector where estate includes revenue paying land
200 Institution and defence of suits
201 Allowances to apparent owners pending custody by curator
202 Accounts to be filed by curator
203 Inspection of accounts and right of interested part to keep duplicate
204 Bar to appointment of second curator for same property
205 Limitation of time for application for curator
206 Bar to enforcement of Part against public settlement or legal directions by deceased
207 Court of Wards to be made curator in case of minors having property subject to its jurisdiction
208 Saving of right to bring suit
209 Effect of decision of summary proceeding
210 Appointment of public curators
211 Character and property of executor or administrator as such
212 Right to intestates property
213 Right as executor or legatee when established
214 Proof of representative title a condition precedent to recovery through the Courts of debts from debtors of deceased persons
215 Effect on certificate of subsequent probate or letters of administration
216 Grantee of probate or administration alone to sue, etc., until same revoked
217 Application of Part
 

CHAPTER I

 
 

OF GRANT OF PROBATE AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION

 
218 To whom administration may be granted, where de­ceased is a Hindu, Muhammadan, Buddhist, Sikh, Jaina or exempted person
219 Where deceased is not a Hindu, Muhammadan, Bud­dhist, Sikh, Jaina or exempted person
220 Effect of letters of administration
221 Acts not validated by administration
222 Probate only to appointed executor
223 Persons to whom probate cannot be granted
224 Grant of probate to several executors simultaneously or at different times
225 Separate probate of codicil discovered after grant of probate
226 Accrual of representation to surviving executor
227 Effect of probate
228 Administration, with copy annexed, of authenticated copy of will proved abroad
229 Grant of administration where executor has not re­nounced
230 Form and effect of renunciation of executor ship
231 Procedure where executor renounces or fails to accept within time limited
232 Grant of administration to universal or residuary legatees
233 Right to administration of representative of deceased residuary legatee
234 Grant of administration where no executor, nor resi­duary legatee nor representative of such legatee
235 Citation before grant of administration to legatee other than universal or residuary
236 To whom administration may not be granted
 

CHAPTER II

 
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