Domicile Kinds of Domicile

An Indian-origin engineer settles in Dubai, buys a flat in Mumbai and a bank account in London, and dies without a will. Three countries have a claim to say who inherits. Which law decides? The Succession Act answers by asking where he was domiciled, a word that sounds like residence but means something stricter. This topic teaches you what domicile is, the kinds the Act recognises, and how it is gained and lost.

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Domicile is a person's permanent home in the eyes of the law; under the Act succession to immovable property in India follows Indian law, while succession to movables follows the law of the country of domicile at death.

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