Indian Succession Act, 1925 · Chapter VIII: Representative Title to Property of Deceased on Succession
Section 216: Grantee of probate or administration alone to sue, etc., until same revoked
After any grant of probate or letters of administration, no other than the person to whom the same may have been granted shall have power to sue or prosecute any suit, or otherwise act as representative of the deceased, throughout the State in which the same may have been granted, until such probate or letters of administration has or have been recalled or revoked.
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