Revocation of privileged will or codicil
Section 72 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 deals with revocation of privileged will or codicil. A privileged will or codicil, may be revoked by the testator by an unprivileged will .or codicil, or by any act expressing an intention to revoke it and accompanied by such formalities as would be sufficient to give validity to a privileged will, or by the burning, tearing or otherwise destroying th The Act came into force on 30 Sep 1925.
A privileged will or codicil, may be revoked by the testator by an unprivileged will .or codicil, or by any act expressing an intention to revoke it and accompanied by such formalities as would be sufficient to give validity to a privileged will, or by the burning, tearing or otherwise destroying the same by the testator, or by some person in his presence and by his direction, with the intention of revoking the same.
Explanation.--In order to the revocation of a privileged will or codicil by an act accompanied by such formalities as would be sufficient to give validity to a privileged will, it is not necessary that the testator should at the time of doing that act be in a situation which entitles him to make a privileged will
Section 72, The Indian Succession Act, 1925 (Act 39 of 1925).
Questions about Section 72
What does Section 72 of the Indian Succession Act deal with?
Section 72 of the Indian Succession Act is headed "Revocation of privileged will or codicil". A privileged will or codicil, may be revoked by the testator by an unprivileged will .or codicil, or by any act expressing an intention to revoke it and accompanied by such formalities as would be sufficient to give validity to a privileged will, or by the burning, tearing or otherwise destroying th
How do I find court cases under Section 72 of the Indian Succession Act?
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When did Section 72 of the Indian Succession Act come into force?
Section 72 of the Indian Succession Act, cited as Succession Act 72, 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
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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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