Indian Succession Act, 1925 – Table of Contents
Complete section index of the Indian Succession Act, 1925. Sections are arranged strictly vertically and in section-number order. Repealed or omitted provisions remain visible where a section page exists. The index is generated from the published section pages, with pagination for easier browsing.
Section 201 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Allowances to Apparent Owners Pending Custody by Curator
Section 202 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Accounts to Be Filed by Curator
Section 203 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Inspection of Accounts and Right of Interested Party to Keep Duplicate
Section 204 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Bar to Appointment of Second Curator for Same Property
Section 205 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Limitation of Time for Application for Curator
Section 206 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Bar to Enforcement of Part Against Public Settlement or Legal Directions by Deceased
Section 207 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Court of Wards to Be Made Curator in Case of Minors Having Property Subject to Its Jurisdiction
Section 208 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Saving of Right to Bring Suit
Section 209 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Effect of Decision of Summary Proceeding
Section 210 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Appointment of Public Curators
Section 211 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Character and Property of Executor or Administrator as Such
Section 212 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Right to Intestate’s Property
Section 213 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Right as Executor or Legatee When Established
Section 214 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Proof of Representative Title a Condition Precedent to Recovery Through the Courts of Debts from Debtors of Deceased Persons
Section 215 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Effect of Subsequent Probate or Letters of Administration on Earlier Certificate
Section 216 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Grantee of Probate or Administration Alone to Sue, etc., Until Same Revoked
Section 217 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Application of Part
Section 218 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: To Whom Administration May Be Granted, Where Deceased Is a Hindu, Muhammadan, Buddhist, Sikh, Jaina or Exempted Person
Section 219 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Where Deceased Is Not a Hindu, Muhammadan, Buddhist, Sikh, Jaina or Exempted Person
Section 220 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Effect of Letters of Administration
Section 221 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Acts Not Validated by Administration
Section 222 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Probate Only to Appointed Executor
Section 223 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Persons to Whom Probate Cannot Be Granted
Section 224 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Grant of Probate to Several Executors Simultaneously or at Different Times
Section 225 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Separate Probate of Codicil Discovered After Grant of Probate
Section 226 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Accrual of Representation to Surviving Executor
Section 227 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Effect of Probate
Section 228 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Administration, with Copy Annexed, of Authenticated Copy of Will Proved Abroad
Section 229 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Grant of Administration Where Executor Has Not Renounced
Section 230 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Form and Effect of Renunciation of Executorship
Section 231 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Procedure Where Executor Renounces or Fails to Accept Within Time Limited
Section 232 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Grant of Administration to Universal or Residuary Legatees
Section 233 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Right to Administration of Representative of Deceased Residuary Legatee
Section 234 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Grant of Administration Where No Executor, Nor Residuary Legatee Nor Representative of Such Legatee
Section 235 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Citation Before Grant of Administration to Legatee Other Than Universal or Residuary
Section 236 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: To Whom Administration May Not Be Granted
Section 236A – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Laying of Rules Before State Legislature
Section 237 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Probate of Copy or Draft of Lost Will
Section 238 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Probate of Contents of Lost or Destroyed Will
Section 239 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Probate of Copy Where Original Exists
Section 240 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Administration Until Will Produced
Section 241 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Administration, with Will Annexed, to Attorney of Absent Executor
Section 242 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Administration, with Will Annexed, to Attorney of Absent Person Who, if Present, Would Be Entitled to Administer
Section 243 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Administration to Attorney of Absent Person Entitled to Administer in Case of Intestacy
Section 244 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Administration During Minority of Sole Executor or Residuary Legatee
Section 245 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Administration During Minority of Several Executors or Residuary Legatees
Section 246 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Administration for Use and Benefit of Lunatic or Minor
Section 247 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Administration Pendente Lite
Section 248 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Probate Limited to Purpose Specified in Will
Section 249 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Administration, with Will Annexed, Limited to Particular Purpose
Section 250 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Administration Limited to Property in Which Person Has Beneficial Interest
Section 251 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Administration Limited to Suit
Section 252 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Administration Limited to Purpose of Becoming Party to Suit to Be Brought Against Administrator
Section 253 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Administration Limited to Collection and Preservation of Deceased’s Property
Section 254 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Appointment, as Administrator, of Person Other Than One Who, in Ordinary Circumstances, Would Be Entitled to Administration
Section 255 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Probate or Administration, with Will Annexed, Subject to Exception
Section 256 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Administration with Exception
Section 257 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Probate or Administration of Rest
Section 258 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Grant of Effects Unadministered
Section 259 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Rules as to Grants of Effects Unadministered
Section 260 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Administration When Limited Grant Expired and Still Some Part of Estate Unadministered
Section 261 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: What Errors May Be Rectified by Court
Section 262 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Procedure Where Codicil Discovered After Grant of Administration with Will Annexed
Section 263 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Revocation or Annulment for Just Cause
Section 264 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Jurisdiction of District Judge in Granting and Revoking Probates, etc.
Section 265 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Power to Appoint Delegate of District Judge to Deal with Non-Contentious Cases
Section 266 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: District Judge’s Powers as to Grant of Probate and Administration
Section 267 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: District Judge May Order Person to Produce Testamentary Papers
Section 268 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Proceedings of District Judge’s Court in Relation to Probate and Administration
Section 269 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: When and How District Judge to Interfere for Protection of Property
Section 270 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: When Probate or Administration May Be Granted by District Judge
Section 271 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Disposal of Application Made to Judge of District in Which Deceased Had No Fixed Abode
Section 272 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Probate and Letters of Administration May Be Granted by Delegate
Section 273 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Conclusiveness of Probate or Letters of Administration
Section 274 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Transmission to High Courts of Certificate of Grants Under Proviso to Section 273
Section 275 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Conclusiveness of Application for Probate or Administration if Properly Made and Verified
Section 276 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Petition for Probate
Section 277 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: In What Cases Translation of Will to Be Annexed to Petition; Verification of Translation
Section 278 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Petition for Letters of Administration
Section 279 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Addition to Statement in Petition for Probate or Letters of Administration in Certain Cases
Section 280 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Petition for Probate, etc., to Be Signed and Verified
Section 281 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Verification of Petition for Probate, by One Witness to Will
Section 282 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Punishment for False Averment in Petition or Declaration
Section 283 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Powers of District Judge
Section 284 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Caveats Against Grant of Probate or Administration
Section 285 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: After Entry of Caveat, No Proceeding Taken on Petition Until After Notice to Caveator
Section 286 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: District Delegate When Not to Grant Probate or Administration
Section 287 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Power to Transmit Statement to District Judge in Doubtful Cases Where No Contention
Section 288 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Procedure Where There Is Contention or District Delegate Thinks Probate or Letters of Administration Should Be Refused
Section 289 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Grant of Probate to Be Under Seal of Court
Section 290 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Grant of Letters of Administration to Be Under Seal of Court
Section 291 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Administration-Bond
Section 292 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Assignment of Administration-Bond
Section 293 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Time for Grant of Probate and Administration
Section 294 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Filing of Original Wills of Which Probate or Administration with Will Annexed Granted
Section 295 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Procedure in Contentious Cases
Section 296 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Surrender of Revoked Probate or Letters of Administration
Section 297 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Payment to Executor or Administrator Before Probate or Administration Revoked
Section 298 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Power to Refuse Letters of Administration
Section 299 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Appeals from Orders of District Judge
Schedules
- Schedule I – Table of Consanguinity
- Schedule II – Order of Next-of-Kin in Case of Parsi Intestates
- Schedule III – Provisions of Part VI Applicable to Certain Wills and Codicils Described in Section 57
- Schedule IV – Form of Certificate
- Schedule V – Form of Caveat
- Schedule VI – Form of Probate
- Schedule VII – Form of Letters of Administration
- Schedule VIII – Forms of Certificate and Extended Certificate
- Schedule IX – Enactments Repealed
- Schedules and Forms – consolidated page
