Payment to executor or administrator before probate or administration revoked
Section 297 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 deals with payment to executor or administrator before probate or administration revoked. When a grant of probate or letters of administration is revoked, all payments bona fide made to any executor or administrator under such grant before the revocation thereof shall, notwithstanding such revocation, be a legal discharge to the person making the same; The Act came into force on 30 Sep 1925.
When a grant of probate or letters of administration is revoked, all payments bona fide made to any executor or administrator under such grant before the revocation thereof shall, notwithstanding such revocation, be a legal discharge to the person making the same; and the executor or administrator who has acted under any such revoked grant may retain and reimburse himself in respect of any payments made by him which the person to whom probate or letters of administration may afterwards be granted might have lawfully made.
Section 297, The Indian Succession Act, 1925 (Act 39 of 1925).
Questions about Section 297
What does Section 297 of the Indian Succession Act deal with?
Section 297 of the Indian Succession Act is headed "Payment to executor or administrator before probate or administration revoked". When a grant of probate or letters of administration is revoked, all payments bona fide made to any executor or administrator under such grant before the revocation thereof shall, notwithstanding such revocation, be a legal discharge to the person making the same;
How do I find court cases under Section 297 of the Indian Succession Act?
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When did Section 297 of the Indian Succession Act come into force?
Section 297 of the Indian Succession Act, cited as Succession Act 297, 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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