Administration pendente lite
Section 247 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 deals with administration pendente lite. Pending any suit touching the validity of the will of a deceased person or for obtaining or revoking any probate or any grant of letters of administration, the Court may appoint an administrator of the estate of such deceased person, who shall have all the rights and powers of a general administrato The Act came into force on 30 Sep 1925.
Pending any suit touching the validity of the will of a deceased person or for obtaining or revoking any probate or any grant of letters of administration, the Court may appoint an administrator of the estate of such deceased person, who shall have all the rights and powers of a general administrator, other than the right of distributing such estate, and every suet. administrator shall be subject to the immediate control of the Court and shall act under its direction.
Section 247, The Indian Succession Act, 1925 (Act 39 of 1925).
Questions about Section 247
What does Section 247 of the Indian Succession Act deal with?
Section 247 of the Indian Succession Act is headed "Administration pendente lite". Pending any suit touching the validity of the will of a deceased person or for obtaining or revoking any probate or any grant of letters of administration, the Court may appoint an administrator of the estate of such deceased person, who shall have all the rights and powers of a general administrato
How do I find court cases under Section 247 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 247, section 247 Succession Act, section 247 of the Indian Succession Act. People searching for it also type 247 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 247 of the Indian Succession Act come into force?
Section 247 of the Indian Succession Act, cited as Succession Act 247, 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
- 120. Date of vesting when legacy contingent upon specified uncertain event712 words
- 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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