The Indian Succession Act, 1925 — Part X: Succession Certificates
Section 389. Surrender of superseded and invalid certificates
(1) When a certificate under this Part has been superseded or is invalid from any of the causes mentioned in section 386, the holder thereof shall, on the requisition of the Court which granted it, deliver it up to that Court.
(2) If he wilfully and without reasonable cause omits so to deliver it up, he shall be punishable with a penalty of ten thousand rupees.
Sub-section (2) substituted by the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 (8 of 2026), Schedule, item 6, with effect from 19 June 2026.
