Indian Succession Act, 1925 · Chapter II: Of Limited Grants · Grants limited in duration
Section 238: Probate of contents or lost of destroyed will
When a will has been lost or destroyed and no copy has been made nor the draft preserved, probate may be granted of its contents if they can be established by evidence.
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