Repealed or not in force
The Indian Succession Act 1865, 10 of 1865, (Rep., Act 39 of 1925)
61 sections · As amended up to 2026-08
Sections
- 5G'l3vel.y
- 8TJllless I
- 21Lineal consanguinity
- 40'\4111ere
- 48Will obtained by fraud, coercion or importunity
- 61Wording of Will
- 62For the purpose of determining questions as to what person or what property is denoted by any words
- 64When words may be supplied
- 78TJllless I
- 86The word " children" in a Will applies only to lineal desConstruction of terms. cendants in the firs
- 90U~~cler
- 99Bequest to a person. by a particular description, who is not in existence at the testator's death. I I
- 100Bequest to a person noL iu c!xi~t>enoe at the testator's death, subject to a prior bequest
- 102Bequest to a class, some of whom may come under the rules in Sections 100 and 101
- 114A
- 117Case in which the second bequest shall not take effect on failure of the first
- 118Bequest over, conditional upon the happening or not happening of a specified uncertain event
- 150Where
- 151Change of subject without testator's knowledge
- 153IYl!ere
- 158If
- 159Bequest of the interest or produce of a fund. : I
- 163Where there is a gift of an annuity, and a residuary gift, the d o l e of the
- 165Where
- 172A
- 180Annuity created by Will is payable for life only, unless* a contrary intention appears by the Will. ,
- 188Probate
- 193When a person appointed an executor has not renounced the
- 200When
- 201Administration to be granted to widow unlcss Court see cnuse to exclude her
- 204Deceased's Irindred of equal degree, equally entitled to adrninistratiou. _
- 207' Where deceased has left property in British India, administration must be granted according to the foregoing rules
- 209Probate of contents of lost or destroyed Will
- 210When the Will is in the possession of a person residing out of the Province in which application for
- 211Administration until the Will be produced
- 212Administration, with the Will annexed, to attorney of an absent executor
- 213Administration, with the Will annexed, to attorney of an absent person,
- 216Administration until one of several minor executors or residuary legatees attains majority
- 218Adniinistrat,ion 2?fin,cJ~ntf: 7.i.t~~
- 219Probate limited to purpose specified in the Will
- 224Adtl~inistratiou 1iti)iLed to collection aud preservatiull u l clcccasdd's
- 246Apl~lication~
- 260Grwteo of probate or letters of administration shbll alone have power to sue, &c., uhtil the same shall have been revoked
- 262Paymeat to executor or administrator before probate or letters of administration revoked
- 271When
- 287Abatement of general legacies
- 288Non-abatement of specific legacy when assets sufficient to pay debts
- 291For
- 301Investmeut of sulil bequeati~eti wllere a legacy, not specific, is given ii~r life
- 305Investment of residue bequeathed to a person for life, without direction to invest in particular securities
- 306invest men^; of residue bequeathed to a person for life, with direction to invest in specified securities
- 307Time and manner of tlie conversion and investment
- 310Residuary legatee entitled to produce of residuary fund froin testator's death
- 311Interest when no tiine is fixed for payment of a general legacy
- 313Rate of interest
- 318Refund when legac? has become due 011 performallce of a coildiiion witliin further time allo~ved under Sectlon 124
- 321V'lthin what pe~iod a creditor ma^- call upon a legatee to refiuld
- 328For neglect to get in any part of the deceased's property
- 331Succession .to property of BindGs, Muhammadans or Buddhists, aud certain lTiills, intestacies and marriages, not affected by this Act
- 332Power of Governor-General to exempt any race, sect or tribe iil British India from the operation of this Act
- 376When testatorJs representatives ma;y call upon legatee toselect