Section 107: Abatement of general legacies. Executor not to pay one legatee in preference to another.

The Probate and Administration Act, 1977 (1920 A.d.)Union territory Act of Jammu and Kashmir · Act 29 of 1977

If the assets, after payment of debts, necessary expenses and specific legacies, are not sufficient to pay all the general legacies in full, the latter shall abate or be diminished in equal proportions ;

and, in the absence of any direction to the contrary in the will, the executor has no right to pay one legatee in preference to another, nor to retain any money on account of a legacy to himself or to any person for whom he is a trustee.

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Act	The Probate and Administration Act, 1977 (1920 A.d.)
Section	107
Marginal note	Abatement of general legacies. Executor not to pay one legatee in preference to another.
Jurisdiction	Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir
Status	In force as published by the source

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