Character and property of executor or administrator as such
Section 211 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 deals with character and property of executor or administrator as such. The executor or administrator, as the case may be, of a deceased person is his legal representative for all purposes, and all the property of the deceased person vests in- him as such. The Act came into force on 30 Sep 1925.
(1) The executor or administrator, as the case may be, of a deceased person is his legal representative for all purposes, and all the property of the deceased person vests in- him as such.
(2) When the deceased was a Hindu, Muhammadan, Budhist, Sikh, 1[Jaina or Parsi] or an exempted person, nothing herein contained shall vest in an executor or administrator any property of the deceased person which would otherwise have passed by survivorship to some other person.
Section 211, The Indian Succession Act, 1925 (Act 39 of 1925).
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Related judgements & precedents
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Suresh Manilal Mehta vs Varsha Bhadresh Joshi
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
The right to apply for probate under Article 137 of the Limitation Act, 1963 is a continuing right that can be exercised at any time after the testator's death so long as the right to do so survives. The limitation period begins when the right to apply accrues, which is when it becomes necessary to apply, not from the date of death. Delay beyond three years from the date of death arouses suspicion, but once execution and attestation of the Will are proved, the suspicion of delay no longer operates and cannot be equated with an absolute bar of limitation. A testator need not be in perfect physical or mental health to execute a valid Will; so long as the testator has sufficient capacity to discern and discreetly judge the matters that enter into a rational, fair, and just testament, testamentary capacity is established. Chronic ailments such as diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease do not per se constitute lack of testamentary capacity. Allegations of forgery must be supported by credible evidence, including expert handwriting analysis; bare assertions without foundation are insufficient. In testamentary jurisdiction, the court exercises circumspection, not suspicion, and the test is not of absolute exactitude or great precision.
On this section: Establishes that the executor or administrator is the legal representative and all property of the deceased vests in them as such
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Questions about Section 211
What have the courts held on Section 211 of the Indian Succession Act?
Suresh Manilal Mehta vs Varsha Bhadresh Joshi (02 Dec 2016) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: Establishes that the executor or administrator is the legal representative and all property of the deceased vests in them as such.
How do I find court cases under Section 211 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 211, section 211 Succession Act, section 211 of the Indian Succession Act. People searching for it also type indian succession act 1925 section 211. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Suresh Manilal Mehta vs Varsha Bhadresh Joshi (02 Dec 2016).
What should I read with Section 211 of the Indian Succession Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.
When did Section 211 of the Indian Succession Act come into force?
Section 211 of the Indian Succession Act, cited as Succession Act 211, 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.
Other sections of this Act
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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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