Introduction Scheme of the Act Application of the Act

A man dies in Mumbai without leaving a will. His flat, his savings and his scooter must go to someone, and the people who turn up all have a claim. Who decides, and by which rulebook? The answer depends on his religion, on whether he made a will, and on where he lived. The Indian Succession Act 1925 is the statute that answers this for one large part of the population, and this topic shows you how it is laid out and who it governs.

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The Indian Succession Act 1925 consolidates the law of intestate and testamentary succession, but it applies fully only to those outside the Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, Sikh and Jaina personal laws, and with special rules for Parsis.

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