Indian Succession Act, 1925 · Chapter II: Of Limited Grants · Grant of effects unadministered
Section 260: Administration when limited grant expired and still some part of estate unadministered
When a limited grant has expired, by efflux of time, or the happening of the event or contingency on, which it was limited, and there is still some part of the deceased's estate unadministered, letters of administration shall be granted to those persons to whom original grants might have been made.
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