Indian Succession Act, 1925 · Chapter XVI: Of Ademption of Legacies
Section 166: Stock specifically bequeathed sold but replaced, and belonging to testator at his death
Where stock specifically bequeathed is sold, and an equal quantity of the same stock is afterwards purchased and belongs to the testator at his death, the legacy is not adeemed.
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