September 12, 2026

Section 359 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: When Each Legatee Compellable to Refund in Proportion

The Indian Succession Act, 1925 — Part IX, Chapter XII: Of the Refunding of Legacies

Section 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.