Section 24: Probate of copy or draft of lost will.

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

(a)—Grants limited in duration

When the will has been lost or mislaid since the testators death, or has been destroyed by wrong or accident and not by any act of the testator, and a copy or the draft of the will has been preserved, probate may be granted of such copy or draft, limited until the original or a properly authenticated copy of it be produced.

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Act	The Probate and Administration Act, 1977 (1920 A.d.)
Section	24
Marginal note	Probate of copy or draft of lost will.
Jurisdiction	Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir
Status	In force as published by the source

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