LawgistThe Indian Succession Act
192Person claiming right by succession to property of deceased may apply for relief against wrongful possession
(1) If any person dies leaving property, moveable or immoveable, any person claiming a right by succession thereto, or to any portion thereof, may make application to the District Judge of the district where any part of the property is found or situate for relief, either after actual possession has been taken by another person, or when forcible means of seizing possession are apprehended.
(2) Any agent, relative or near friends, or the Court of Wards in cases within their cognizance, may, in the event of any minor, or any disqualified or absent person being entitled by succession to such property as aforesaid, make the like application for relief.
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PROTECTION OF PROPERTY OF DECEASED
- 192 Person claiming right by succession to property of deceased may apply for relief against wrongful possession
- 193 Inquiry made by Judge
- 194 Procedure
- 195 Appointment of curator pending determination of proceeding
- 196 Powers conferrable on curator
- 197 Prohibition of exercise of certain powers by curators
- 198 Curator to give security and may receive remuneration
- 199 Report from Collector where estate includes revenue paying land
- 200 Institution and defence of suits
- 201 Allowances to apparent owners pending custody by curator
- 202 Accounts to be filed by curator
- 203 Inspection of accounts and right of interested party to keep duplicate
- 204 Bar to appointment of second curator for same property
- 205 Limitation of time for application for curator
- 206 Bar to enforcement of Part against public settlement or legal directions by deceased
- 207 Court of Wards to be made curator in case of minors having property subject to its jurisdiction
- 208 Saving of right to bring suit
- 209 Effect of decision of summary proceeding
- 210 Appointment of public curators
