Bar to appointment of second curator for same property
Section 204 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 deals with bar to appointment of second curator for same property. If the Judge of any district has appointed a curator; The Act came into force on 30 Sep 1925.
If the Judge of any district has appointed a curator; in respect to the whole of the property of a deceased person, such appointment shall preclude the Judge of any other district within the same State from appointing any other curator, but the appointment of a curator in respect of a portion of the property of the deceased shall not preclude the appointment within the same State of another curator in respect of the residue or any portion thereof
Provided that no Judge shall appoint curator or entertain a summary proceeding in respect of property which is the subject of a summary proceeding previously instituted under this Part before another Judge:
Provided, further, that if two or more curators are appointed by different Judges for several parts of an estate, the High Court may make such order as it thinks fit for the appointment of one curator of the whole property.
Section 204, The Indian Succession Act, 1925 (Act 39 of 1925).
Questions about Section 204
What does Section 204 of the Indian Succession Act deal with?
Section 204 of the Indian Succession Act is headed "Bar to appointment of second curator for same property". If the Judge of any district has appointed a curator;
How do I find court cases under Section 204 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 204, section 204 Succession Act, section 204 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 204 of the Indian Succession Act come into force?
Section 204 of the Indian Succession Act, cited as Succession Act 204, 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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