The Indian Succession Act, 1925
[Act No. 39 of 1925]
[30th September, 1925.]
| Contents | |
| Title | Indian Succession Act, 1925 |
| Sections | Particulars |
| Part I | Preliminary |
| Preliminary | |
| Part II | Of Domicile |
| Of Domicile | |
| Part III | Marriage |
| Marriage | |
| Part IV | Of Consanguinity |
| Of Consanguinity | |
| Part V | Intestate Succession |
| Chapter I | Preliminary |
| Intestate Succession | |
| Chapter II | Rules in cases of Intestates other than Parsis |
| Rules in cases of Intestates other than Parsis | |
| Chapter III | Special Rules for Parsi Intestates |
| Special Rules for Parsi Intestates | |
| Part VI | Testamentary Succession |
| Chapter I | Introductory |
| Testamentary Succession | |
| Chapter II | Of Wills and Codicils |
| Of Wills and Codicils | |
| Chapter III | Of the Execution of unprivileged Wills |
| Of the Execution of unprivileged Wills | |
| Chapter IV | Of privileged Wills |
| Of privileged Wills | |
| Chapter V | Of the Attestation, Revocation, Alteration and Revival of Wills |
| Of the Attestation, Revocation, Alteration and Revival of Wills | |
| Chapter VI | Of the construction of Wills |
| Of the construction of Wills | |
| Chapter VII | Of void Bequests |
| BOf void Bequests | |
| Chapter VIII | Of the vesting of Legacies |
| Of the vesting of Legacies | |
| Chapter IX | Of Onerous Bequests |
| Of Onerous Bequests | |
| Chapter X | Of Contingent Bequests |
| Of Contingent Bequests | |
| Chapter XI | Of Conditional Bequests |
| Of Conditional Bequests | |
| Chapter XII | Of Bequests with Directions as to Application or Enjoyment |
| Of Bequests with Directions as to Application or Enjoyment | |
| Chapter XIII | Of Bequests to an Executor |
| Of Bequests to an Executor | |
| Chapter XIV | Of Specific Legacies |
| Of Specific Legacies | |
| Chapter XV | Of Demonstrative Legacies |
| Of Demonstrative Legacies | |
| Chapter XVI | Of Ademption of Legacies |
| Of Ademption of Legacies | |
| Chapter XVII | Of the payment of liabilities in respect of the subject of a bequest |
| Of the payment of liabilities in respect of the subject of a bequest | |
| Chapter XVIII | Of Bequests of Things described in General Terms |
| Of Bequests of Things described in General Terms | |
| Chapter XIX | Of Bequests of the Interest or Produce of a Fund |
| Of Bequests of the Interest or Produce of a Fund | |
| Chapter XX | Of Bequests of Annuities |
| Of Bequests of Annuities | |
| Chapter XXI | Of Legacies to creditors and Portioners |
| Of Legacies to creditors and Portioners | |
| Chapter XXII | Of Election |
| Of Election | |
| Chapter XXIII | Of Gifts in Contemplation of Death |
| Of Gifts in Contemplation of Death | |
| Part VII | Protection of Property of Deceased |
| Protection of Property of Deceased | |
| Part VIII | Representative Title to Property of Deceased on Succession |
| Representative Title to Property of Deceased on Succession | |
| Part IX | Probate, Letters of Administration and Administration of Assets of Deceased |
| Probate, Letters of Administration and Administration of Assets of Deceased | |
| Chapter I | Of Grant of Probate and Letters of Administration |
| Of Grant of Probate and Letters of Administration | |
| Chapter II | Of Limited Grants |
| Of Limited Grants | |
| Chapter III | Alteration and Revocation of Grants |
| Alteration and Revocation of Grants | |
| Chapter IV | Of the Practice in granting and revoking Probates and |
| Of the Practice in granting and revoking Probates and | |
| Chapter V | Of Executors of their own Wrong |
| Of Executors of their own Wrong | |
| Chapter VI | Of The Powers of an Executor or Administrator |
| Of The Powers of an Executor or Administrator | |
| Chapter VII | Of The Duties of an Executor or Administrator |
| Of The Duties of an Executor or Administrator | |
| Chapter VIII | Of Assent to a Legacy by Executor or Administrator |
| Of Assent to a Legacy by Executor or Administrator | |
| Chapter IX | Of The Payment and Apportionment of Annuities |
| Of The Payment and Apportionment of Annuities | |
| Chapter X | Of the Investment of Funds to Provide for Legacies |
| Of the Investment of Funds to Provide for Legacies | |
| Chapter XI | Of the Produce and Interest of Legacies |
| Of the Produce and Interest of Legacies | |
| Chapter XII | Of The Refunding of Legacies |
| Of The Refunding of Legacies | |
| Chapter XIII | Of The Liability of an Executor or Administrator for Devastation |
| Of The Liability of an Executor or Administrator for Devastation | |
| Part X | Succession Certificates |
| Succession Certificates | |
| Part XI | Miscellaneous |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Schedule I | Table of Consanguinity |
| Schedule II | Order Of Next-of-Kin In Case of Parsi Intestates Referred to in Sections 54, 55 |
| Schedule III | Provisions of Part VI Applicable to Certain Wills And Codicils Described In Section 57 |
| Schedules IV and V | Form of Certificate and Form Of Caveat |
| Schedules VI and VII | Form of Probate and Form of Letters of Administration |
| Schedule VIII | Forms of Certificate and Extended Certificate |
| Schedule IX | Enactments repealed.].- Rep. by the Repealing Act, 1927 (12 of 1927), s. 2 and the Schedule. |