The Indian Succession Act, 1925 · XII — .— Of the Refunding of Legacies

Section 359. When each legatee compellable to refund in proportion

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

359. 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.

Source: India Code