When each legatee compellable to refund in proportion
Section 359 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 deals with when each legatee compellable to refund in proportion. When the executor or administrator has paid away the assets in legacies, and he is afterwards obliged to discharge a debt of which he had no previous notice, he is entitled to call upon each legatee to refund in proportion. The Act came into force on 30 Sep 1925.
When the executor or administrator has paid away the assets in legacies, and he is afterwards obliged to discharge a debt of which he had no previous notice, he is entitled to call upon each legatee to refund in proportion.
Section 359, The Indian Succession Act, 1925 (Act 39 of 1925).
Questions about Section 359
What does Section 359 of the Indian Succession Act deal with?
Section 359 of the Indian Succession Act is headed "When each legatee compellable to refund in proportion". When the executor or administrator has paid away the assets in legacies, and he is afterwards obliged to discharge a debt of which he had no previous notice, he is entitled to call upon each legatee to refund in proportion.
How do I find court cases under Section 359 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 359, section 359 Succession Act, section 359 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 359 of the Indian Succession Act come into force?
Section 359 of the Indian Succession Act, cited as Succession Act 359, 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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