Investment of residue bequeathed for life, with direction to invest in specified securities
Section 346 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 deals with investment of residue bequeathed for life, with direction to invest in specified securities. When the testator has bequeathed the residue of his estate of a person for life with a direction that it shall be invested in certain specified securities, so much of the estate as is not at the time of his death invested in securities of the specified kind shall be converted into money and invested The Act came into force on 30 Sep 1925.
When the testator has bequeathed the residue of his estate of a person for life with a direction that it shall be invested in certain specified securities, so much of the estate as is not at the time of his death invested in securities of the specified kind shall be converted into money and invested in such securities.
Section 346, The Indian Succession Act, 1925 (Act 39 of 1925).
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Questions about Section 346
What does Section 346 of the Indian Succession Act deal with?
Section 346 of the Indian Succession Act is headed "Investment of residue bequeathed for life, with direction to invest in specified securities". When the testator has bequeathed the residue of his estate of a person for life with a direction that it shall be invested in certain specified securities, so much of the estate as is not at the time of his death invested in securities of the specified kind shall be converted into money and invested
How do I find court cases under Section 346 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 346, section 346 Succession Act, section 346 of the 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 346 of the Indian Succession Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.
When did Section 346 of the Indian Succession Act come into force?
Section 346 of the Indian Succession Act, cited as Succession Act 346, 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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