Lawgist267District Judge may order person to produce testamentary papers
(1) The District Judge may order any person to produce and bring into Court any paper or writing, being or purporting to be testamentary, which may be shown to be in the possession or under the control of such person.
(2) If it is not shown that any such paper or writing is in the possession or under the control of such person, but there is reason to believe that he has the knowledge of any such paper or writing, the Court may direct such person to attend for the purpose of being examined respecting the same.
(3) Such person shall be bound to answer truly such question as may be put to him by the Court, and, if so ordered, to produce and bring in such paper or writing, and shall be subject to the like punishment under the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), in case of default in not attending or in not answering such question or not bringing in such paper or writing, as he would have been subject to in case he had been a party to a suit and had made such default.
(4) The costs of the proceeding shall be in the discretion of the Judge.
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- 264 Jurisdiction of District Judge in granting and revoking probates, etc
- 265 Power to appoint delegate of District Judge to deal with non-contentious cases
- 266 District Judge’s powers as to grant of probate and administration
- 267 District Judge may order person to produce testamentary papers
- 268 Proceedings of District Judge’s Court in relation to probate and administration
- 269 When and how District Judge to interfere for protection of property
- 270 When probate or administration may be granted by District Judge
- 271 Disposal of application made to Judge of district in which deceased had no fixed abode
- 272 Probate and letters of administration may be granted by Delegate
- 273 Conclusiveness of probate or letters of administration
- 274 Transmission to High Courts of certificate of grants under proviso to section 273
- 275 Conclusiveness of application for probate or administration if properly made and verified
- 276 Petition for probate
- 277 In what cases translation of will to be annexed to petition. Verification of translation by person other than Court translator
- 278 Petition for letters of administration
- 279 Addition to statement in petition, etc., for probate or letters of administration in certain cases
- 280 Petition for probate, etc., to be signed and verified
- 281 Verification of petition for probate, by one witness to will
- 282 Punishment for false averment in petition or declaration
- 283 Powers of District Judge
- 284 Caveats against grant of probate or administration
- 285 After entry of caveat, no proceeding taken on petition until after notice to caveator
- 286 District Delegate when not to grant probate or administration
- 287 Power to transmit statement to District Judge in doubtful cases where no contention
- 288 Procedure where there is contention of District Delegate thinks probate or letters of administration should be refused in his Court
- 289 Grant of probate to be under seal of Court
- 290 Grant of letters of administration to be under seal of Court
- 291 Administration-bon
- 292 Assignment of administration-bon
- 293 Time for grant of probate and administration
- 294 Filing of original wills of which probate or administration with will annexed granted
- 295 Procedure in contentious cases
- 296 Surrender of revoked probate or letters of administration
- 297 Payment to executor or administrator before probate or administration revoked
- 298 Power to refuse letters of administration
- 299 Appeals from orders of District Judge
- 300 Concurrent jurisdiction of High Court
- 301 Removal of executor or administrator and provision for successor
- 302 Directions to executor or administrator
