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SECTION I
Q 1. Answer in two sentences ONLY
Any Six · , any 6 of 10 12 Marks
1.Define "Intestate" under the Indian Succession Act.[2]
Answer
An intestate is a person who dies without making an effective will for his property.
The rule: section 30. Under the Indian Succession Act, 1925, a person dies intestate in respect of all property he has not effectively disposed of by will. The disposition must be capable of taking effect.
The illustrations show four cases.
- He left no will at all. He dies intestate for the whole estate.
- His will only appointed an executor and gave nothing away. He dies intestate for its distribution.
- He gave his whole property for an illegal purpose. The gift fails, and he dies intestate.
- One of his gifts failed because the legatee died first. He dies intestate for that part.
Total and partial intestacy. A person may be wholly intestate, or partly intestate where some property is not effectively disposed of.
What happens to the property. It passes under the rules of intestate succession.
- Christians and others: Chapter II of Part V of the Act.
- Parsis: Chapter III of Part V.
- Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs and Jainas: the Hindu Succession Act, 1956.
- Muslims: Muslim personal law.
Who administers the estate. There is no executor, so the court grants letters of administration to an administrator (section 2(a)).
Example. Thomas, a Christian, dies leaving no will, a widow and two daughters. He is an intestate. The widow takes one-third, and the daughters share two-thirds equally.
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