The Indian Succession Act, 1925 / by P.L. Paruck.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:
THE INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT (Act 39 of 1925);
General Contents;
Preface to the Tenth Edition- v;
Preface to the Ninth Edition-ix;
Preface to the Eight Edition xiii;
Preface to the Fifth Edition-xv;
Table of Cases-lxxxix;
Subject Index-1349;

THE INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT, 1925 Preamble-1;
Part I. Preliminary-3;
Part II. Of Domicile-43;
Part III. Marriage-67;
Part IV. Of Consanguinity-73;
Part V. Intestate succession-77;
Chapter 1 — Preliminary- 77;
Chapter 2 — Rules in cases of intestates other than Parsis-80;
Chapter 3 — Special rules for parsi intestates-100;
Part VI. Testamentary Succession-125;
Chapter 1 — Introductory-125;
Chapter 2 — Of Wills and Codicils-131;
Chapter 3 — Of the Execution of Unprivileged Wills-167;
Chapter 4 — Of Privileged Wills-222;
Chapter 5 — Of the attestation, revocation, alteration and revival of wills-227;
Chapter 6 — Of the Construction of Wills-262;
Chapter 7 — Of Void Bequests-452;
Chapter 8 — Of the Vesting of Legacies-558;
Chapter 9 — Of Onerous bequests-583;
Chapter 10 — Of Contingent Bequests-586;
Chapter 11 — Of Conditional Bequests-604;
Chapter 12 — Of Bequests with directions as to application or enjoyment-640;
Chapter 13 — Of Bequests to an Executor-651;
Chapter 14 — Of Specific Legacies-655;
Chapter 15 — Of Demonstrative Legacies-669;
Chapter 16 — Of Ademption of Legacies-671;
Chapter 17 — Of the payment of liabilities in respect of the subject of a bequest-684;
Chapter 18 — Of Bequests of things described in general terms-690;
Chapter 19 — Of Bequests of the interest of produce of a fund-690;
Chapter 20 — Of Bequests of Annuities-693;
Chapter 21 — Of Legacies to Creditors and Portioners-700;
Chapter 22 — Of Election-705;
Chapter 23 — Of gifts in contemplation of death-718;
Part VII Protection of Property of Deceased-725;
Part VIII Representative Title to property of deceased on succession-743;
Part IX Probate, Letters of Administration and Administration of Assets of Deceased-811;
Chapter 1 — Of Grant of Probate and Letters of Administration-812;
Chapter 2 — Of Limited Grants-873;
Chapter 3 — Alteration and Revocation of Grants-908;
Chapter 4 — Of the practice in granting and revoking probates and letters of administration-937;
Chapter 5 — Of Executors of their own wrong-1054;
Chapter 6 — Of the Powers of an Executor or Administrator-1059;

Chapter 7 — Of the duties of an Executor or Administrator-1113;
Chapter 8 — Of Assent to a Legacy by Executor or Administrator-1145;
Chapter 9 — Of the Payment and Apportionment of Annuities-1156;
Chapter 10 — Of the investment of funds to provide for Legacies-1158;
Chapter 11 — Of the Produce and Interest of Legacies-1165;

Chapter 12 — Of the Refunding of Legacies-1170;
Chapter 13 — Of the liability of an Executor or Administrator for Devastation-1181;
Part X Succession Certificates-1193;
Part XI Miscellaneous-1243;
Schedule to the act Schedule I — Table of Consanguinity-1245;
Schedule II — Part I-1246;
Part II-1246;
Schedule III — Provisions of Part VI Applicable to Certain Wills and Codicils Described in Section 57-1246;
Schedule IV — Form of Certificate-1247;
Schedule V — Form of Caveat-1248;
Schedule VI — Form of Probate-1248;
Schedule VII — Form of Letters of Administration-1248;
Schedule VIII — Form of Certificate and Extended Certificate-1249;
Schedule IX — Enactments repealed-1250;
App. I Bombay High Court Original Side Rules-1251;
App. II Calcutta Original Side Rules-1295;
App. III Madras Original Side Rules-1311;
App. IV Delhi High Court Rules and Orders-1339;
Subject Index-1349.