LawgistThe Indian Succession Act
232Grant of administration to universal or residuary legatees
When--
(a) the deceased has made a will, but has not appointed an executor, or
(b) the deceased has appointed an executor who is legally incapable or refuses to act, or who has died before the testator or before he has proved the will, or
(c) the executor dies after having proved the will, but before he has administered all the estate of the deceased,
an universal or a residuary legatee may be admitted to prove the will, and letters of administration with the will annexed may be granted to him of the whole estate, or of so much thereof as may be unadministered.
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CHAPTER I.--Of Grant of Probate and Letters of Administration
- 218 To whom administration may be granted, where deceased is a Hindu, Muhammadan, Budhist, Sikh, Jaina or exempted person
- 219 Where deceased is not a Hindu, Muhammadan, Buddhist, Sikh, Jaina or exempted person
- 220 Effect of letters of administration
- 221 Acts not validated by administration
- 222 Probate only to appointed executor
- 223 Persons to whom probate cannot be granted
- 224 Grant of probate to several executors simultaneously or at different times
- 225 Separate probate of codicil discovered after grant of probate
- 226 Accrual of representation to surviving executor
- 227 Effect of probate
- 228 Administration, with copy annexed, of authenticated copy of will proved abroad
- 229 Grant of administration where executor has not renounced
- 230 Form and effect of renunciation of executorship
- 231 Procedure where executor renounces or fails to accept within time limited
- 232 Grant of administration to universal or residuary legatees
- 233 Right to administration of representative of deceased residuary legatee
- 234 Grant of administration where no executor, nor residuary legatee nor representative of such legatee
- 235 Citation before grant of administration to legatee other than universal or residuary
- 236 To whom administration may not be granted
- 236A Laying of rules before State Legislature
