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Section 286: District Delegate when not to grant probate or administration.

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

A District Delegate shall not grant probate or letters of administration in any case in which there is contention as to the grant, or in which it otherwise appears to him that probate or letters of administration ought not to be granted in his Court.

Explanation.-- "Contention" means the appearance of any one in person, or by his recognized agent, or by a pleader duly appointee to act on his behalf, to oppose the proceeding.

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ActThe Indian Succession Act, 1925
Section286
Marginal noteDistrict Delegate when not to grant probate or administration.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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