No ademption by-subsequent provision for legatee
Section 179 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 deals with no ademption by-subsequent provision for legatee. No bequest shall be wholly or partially adeemed by a subsequent provision made by settlement or otherwise for the legatee. The Act came into force on 30 Sep 1925.
No bequest shall be wholly or partially adeemed by a subsequent provision made by settlement or otherwise for the legatee.
Illustrations
(i) A bequeaths 20,000 rupees to his son B. He afterwards gives to B the sum of 20,000 rupees. The legacy is not thereby adeemed.
(ii) A bequeaths 40,000 rupees to B, his orphan niece whom he had brought up from her infancy. Afterwards, on the occasion of B's marriage, A settles upon her the sum of 30,000 rupees. The legacy is not thereby diminished.
Section 179, The Indian Succession Act, 1925 (Act 39 of 1925).
Questions about Section 179
What does Section 179 of the Indian Succession Act deal with?
Section 179 of the Indian Succession Act is headed "No ademption by-subsequent provision for legatee". No bequest shall be wholly or partially adeemed by a subsequent provision made by settlement or otherwise for the legatee.
How do I find court cases under Section 179 of the Indian Succession 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: Succession Act 179, section 179 Succession Act, section 179 of the Indian Succession Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
When did Section 179 of the Indian Succession Act come into force?
Section 179 of the Indian Succession Act, cited as Succession Act 179, came into force on 30 Sep 1925, having been enacted on 30 Sep 1925. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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- 111. Survivorship in case of bequest to described class652 words
- 142. Specific legacy defined646 words
- 101. Rules of construction where will purports to make two bequests to same person620 words
- 113. Bequest to person not in existence at testator’s death subject to prior bequest486 words
- 114. Rule against perpetuity469 words
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