LawgistThe Indian Succession Act
137Performance of condition, precedent or subsequent, within specified time. Further time In case of fraud
Where the will requires an act to be performed by the legatee within a specified time, either as a condition to be fulfilled before the legacy is enjoyed, or as a condition upon the nonfulfilment of which the subject-matter of the bequest is to go over to another person or the bequest is to cease to have effect, the act must be performed within the time specified, unless the performance of it be prevented by fraud, in which case such further time shall be allowed as shall be requisite to make up for the delay caused by such fraud.
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CHAPTER XI.--Of Conditional Bequests
- 126 Bequest upon impossible condition
- 127 Bequest upon illegal or immoral condition
- 128 Fulfilment of condition precedent to vesting of legacy
- 129 Bequest to A and on failure of prior bequest to B
- 130 When second bequest not to take effect on failure of first
- 131 Bequest over, conditional upon happening or not happening of specified uncertain event
- 132 Condition must be strictly fulfilled
- 133 Original bequest not affected by invalidity of second
- 134 Bequest conditioned that it shall cease to have effect in case a specified uncertain event shall happen, or not happen
- 135 Such condition must not be invalid under section 120
- 136 Result of legatee rendering impossible or indefinitely postponing act for which no time specified, and on non-performance of which subject-matter to go over
- 137 Performance of condition, precedent or subsequent, within specified time. Further time In case of fraud
