Amendment of certificate in respect of powers as to securities
Section 378 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 deals with amendment of certificate in respect of powers as to securities. Where a District Judge has not conferred on the holder of a certificate any power with respect to a security specified in the certificate, or has only empowered him to receive interest or dividends on, or to negotiate or transfer, the security the Judge may, on application made by petitioner and on The Act came into force on 30 Sep 1925.
Where a District Judge has not conferred on the holder of a certificate any power with respect to a security specified in the certificate, or has only empowered him to receive interest or dividends on, or to negotiate or transfer, the security the Judge may, on application made by petitioner and on cause shown to his satisfaction, amend the certificate by conferring any of the powers mentioned in section 374 or by substituting any one for any other of those powers.
Section 378, The Indian Succession Act, 1925 (Act 39 of 1925).
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Questions about Section 378
What does Section 378 of the Indian Succession Act deal with?
Section 378 of the Indian Succession Act is headed "Amendment of certificate in respect of powers as to securities". Where a District Judge has not conferred on the holder of a certificate any power with respect to a security specified in the certificate, or has only empowered him to receive interest or dividends on, or to negotiate or transfer, the security the Judge may, on application made by petitioner and on
How do I find court cases under Section 378 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 378, section 378 Succession Act, section 378 of the Indian Succession Act. People searching for it also type section 378 of 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 378 of the Indian Succession Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 374 (Contents of certificate), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.
When did Section 378 of the Indian Succession Act come into force?
Section 378 of the Indian Succession Act, cited as Succession Act 378, 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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