Probate of copy or draft of lost will
Section 237 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 deals with probate of copy or draft of lost will. When a will has been lost or mislaid since the testator's death, or has been destroyed by wrong or accident and not by any act of the testator, and a copy or the draft of the will has been preserved, probate may .be granted of such copy or draft, limited until the original or a properly authenticate The Act came into force on 30 Sep 1925.
When a will has been lost or mislaid since the testator's death, or has been destroyed by wrong or accident and not by any act of the testator, and a copy or the draft of the will has been preserved, probate may .be granted of such copy or draft, limited until the original or a properly authenticated copy of it is produced.
Section 237, The Indian Succession Act, 1925 (Act 39 of 1925).
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Questions about Section 237
What does Section 237 of the Indian Succession Act deal with?
Section 237 of the Indian Succession Act is headed "Probate of copy or draft of lost will". When a will has been lost or mislaid since the testator's death, or has been destroyed by wrong or accident and not by any act of the testator, and a copy or the draft of the will has been preserved, probate may .be granted of such copy or draft, limited until the original or a properly authenticate
How do I find court cases under Section 237 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 237, section 237 Succession Act, section 237 of the Indian Succession Act. People searching for it also type 237 indian succession act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 237 of the Indian Succession Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.
When did Section 237 of the Indian Succession Act come into force?
Section 237 of the Indian Succession Act, cited as Succession Act 237, 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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