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Section 279: Addition to statement in petition, etc., for probate or letters of administration in certain cases.

The Indian Succession Act, 1925Central Act · Act 39 of 1925

(1) Every person applying to any of the Courts mentioned in the proviso to section 273 for probate of a will or letters of administration of an estate intended to have effect throughout [India], shall state in his petition, in addition to the matters respectively required by section 276 and section 278, that to the best of his belief no application has been made to any other Court for a probate of the same will or for letters of administration of the same estate, intended to have such effect as last aforesaid,

or, where any such application has been made, the Court to which it was made, the person or persons by whom it was made and the proceedings (if any) had thereon.

(2) The Court to which any such application is made under the proviso to section 273 may, if it thinks fit, reject the same.

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ActThe Indian Succession Act, 1925
Section279
Marginal noteAddition to statement in petition, etc., for probate or letters of administration in certain cases.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted, Act 3 of 1951. . Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Schedule, for "the States".

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