ISA · 59
Person capable of making wills
Every person of sound mind not being a minor may dispose of property by will; a person ordinarily insane may make a will during a lucid interval.
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Indian Succession Act, 1925
1925 · Ministry of Law and Justice · 392 sections
Consolidates the law of intestate and testamentary succession for Christians, Parsis and others not governed by personal law, and the law of wills, probate, letters of administration and succession certificates for all communities.
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ISA · 63
Execution of unprivileged wills
The testator shall sign or affix a mark, the signature shall appear intended to give effect to the writing, and the will shall be attested by two or more witnesses each of whom has seen the testator sign.
ISA · 213
Right as executor or legatee when established
No right as executor or legatee can be established in any court unless probate or letters of administration have been granted — applies to wills of Christians and to Hindus' wills made in the Presidency towns or relating to property there.
ISA · 276
Petition for probate
A petition for probate or letters of administration with the will annexed states the time of death, that the writing is the last will, that it was duly executed, the amount of assets, and that the petitioner is the executor.
ISA · 372
Application for certificate
A succession certificate may be applied for in respect of debts and securities of the deceased; it empowers the holder to receive payment and gives the payer a valid discharge (s. 381).
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