Indian Succession Act, 1925 · Chapter VIII: Representative Title to Property of Deceased on Succession
Section 211: Character and property of executor or administrator as such
(1) The executor or administrator, as the case may be, of a deceased person is his legal representative for all purposes, and all the property of the deceased person vests in-him as such.
(2) When the deceased was a Hindu, Muhammadan, Budhist, Sikh, [Jaina or Parsi] or an exempted person, nothing herein contained shall vest in an executor or administrator any property of the deceased person which would otherwise have passed by survivorship to some other person.
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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 211
- V. Kalyanaswamy (D) by Lrs. & Anr. v. L. Bakthavatsalam (D) by Lrs. & Ors.
- Fgp Ltd. v. Saleh Hooseini Doctor and Anr.
- Subhadra Rani Pal Choudhary v. Sheirly Weigal Nain and Ors.
- Crystal Developers Etc. Etc. v. Smt. Asha Lata Ghosh (Dead) Through Lrs. and Ors., Etc. Etc.
- Commissioner, Jalandhar Division and Ors. v. Mohan Krishan Abrol and Anr.
- M.V. Shankar Bhai and Anr. v. Claude Pinto (Since Deceased) by Lrs. and Ors.
- K.R. Patel (Dead) Through L.Rs. v. Commissioner of Income Tax
- K Leelavathy Bai and Ors. v. P.V. Gangadharan and Ors.