Interest when no time fixed for payment of general legacy
Section 351 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 deals with interest when no time fixed for payment of general legacy. Where no time has been fixed for the payment of a general legacy, interest begins to run from expiration of one year from the testator's death. The Act came into force on 30 Sep 1925.
Where no time has been fixed for the payment of a general legacy, interest begins to run from expiration of one year from the testator's death.
Exception.-- (1) Where the legacy is bequeathed in satisfaction of a debt, interest runs from the death of the testator.
(2) Where the testator was a parent or a more remote ancestor of the legatee, or has put himself in the place of a parent of the legatee, the legacy shall bear interest from the death of the testator.
(3) Where a sum is bequeathed to a minor with a direction to pay for his maintenance out of it, interest is payable from the death of the testator.
Section 351, The Indian Succession Act, 1925 (Act 39 of 1925).
Questions about Section 351
What does Section 351 of the Indian Succession Act deal with?
Section 351 of the Indian Succession Act is headed "Interest when no time fixed for payment of general legacy". Where no time has been fixed for the payment of a general legacy, interest begins to run from expiration of one year from the testator's death.
How do I find court cases under Section 351 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 351, section 351 Succession Act, section 351 of the 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 351 of the Indian Succession Act come into force?
Section 351 of the Indian Succession Act, cited as Succession Act 351, 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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