September 13, 2026

Section 272 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Probate and Letters of Administration May Be Granted by Delegate

The Indian Succession Act, 1925 — Part IX, Chapter IV: Of the Practice in Granting and Revoking Probates and Letters of Administration

Section 272. Probate and letters of administration may be granted by Delegate

Probate and letters of administration may, upon application for that purpose to any District Delegate, be granted by him in any case in which there is no contention, if it appears by petition, verified as hereinafter provided, that the testator or intestate, as the case may be, at the time of his death had a fixed place of abode within the jurisdiction of such Delegate.