Rule against perpetuity
Section 12 of the Oudh Estates' Act, 1869 deals with rule against perpetuity. No transfer or bequest under this Act shall be valid whereby the vesting of the thing transferred or bequeathed may be delayed beyond the life-time of one or more persons living at the decease of the transferee or testator and the minority of some person who shall be in existence at the expiration o The Act was enacted on 12 Jan 1869.
No transfer or bequest under this Act shall be valid whereby the vesting of the thing transferred or bequeathed may be delayed beyond the life-time of one or more persons living at the decease of the transferee or testator and the minority of some person who shall be in existence at the expiration of that period, and to whom, if he attains full age, the thing transferred or bequeathed is to belong.
Section 12, The Oudh Estates' Act, 1869 (Act 1 of 1869).
Questions about Section 12
What does Section 12 of the Oudh Estates' Act deal with?
Section 12 of the Oudh Estates' Act is headed "Rule against perpetuity". No transfer or bequest under this Act shall be valid whereby the vesting of the thing transferred or bequeathed may be delayed beyond the life-time of one or more persons living at the decease of the transferee or testator and the minority of some person who shall be in existence at the expiration o
How do I find court cases under Section 12 of the Oudh Estates' Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Oudh Estates Act 1869 12, section 12 Oudh Estates Act 1869, section 12 of the Oudh Estates' Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
When was Section 12 of the Oudh Estates' Act enacted?
Section 12 of the Oudh Estates' Act, cited as Oudh Estates Act 1869 12, was enacted on 12 Jan 1869 as Act 1 of 1869. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 22. Special rules of succession to intestate Taluqdars and Grantees648 words
- 2. Interpretation - clause315 words
- 11. Taluqdars and Grantees may transfer and bequeath252 words
- 8. Preparation of lists of Taluqdars and Grantees240 words
- 25. Grandparents, parents, and senior widows. Junior widows221 words
- 3. Taluqdars to have heritable and transferable rights in their estates199 words
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