The Indian Succession Act, 1925 — Part IX, Chapter IV: Of the Practice in Granting and Revoking Probates and Letters of Administration
Section 270. When probate or administration may be granted by District Judge
Probate of the Will or letters of administration to the estate of a deceased person may be granted by a District Judge under the seal of his Court, if it appears by a petition, verified as hereinafter provided, of the person applying for the same that the testator or intestate, as the case may be, at the time of his decease had a fixed place of abode, or any property, moveable or immoveable, within the jurisdiction of the Judge.
