Administration for use and benefit of lunatic or minor
Section 246 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 deals with administration for use and benefit of lunatic or minor. If a sole executor or a sole universal or residuary legatee, or a person who would be solely entitled to the estate of the intestate according to the rule for the distribution of intestates' estates applicable in the case of the deceased, is a minor or lunatic, letters of administration with or with The Act came into force on 30 Sep 1925.
If a sole executor or a sole universal or residuary legatee, or a person who would be solely entitled to the estate of the intestate according to the rule for the distribution of intestates' estates applicable in the case of the deceased, is a minor or lunatic, letters of administration with or without the will annexed, as the case may be, shall be granted to the person to whom the care ii)f his estate has been committed by competent authority, or, if there is no such person, to such other peron as the Court may think fit to appoint, for the use and benefit of the minor or lunatic until he attains majority or becomes of sound mind, as the case may be.
Section 246, The Indian Succession Act, 1925 (Act 39 of 1925).
Questions about Section 246
What does Section 246 of the Indian Succession Act deal with?
Section 246 of the Indian Succession Act is headed "Administration for use and benefit of lunatic or minor". If a sole executor or a sole universal or residuary legatee, or a person who would be solely entitled to the estate of the intestate according to the rule for the distribution of intestates' estates applicable in the case of the deceased, is a minor or lunatic, letters of administration with or with
How do I find court cases under Section 246 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 246, section 246 Succession Act, section 246 of the Indian Succession Act. People searching for it also type section 246 of 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 246 of the Indian Succession Act come into force?
Section 246 of the Indian Succession Act, cited as Succession Act 246, 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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