Indian Succession Act, 1925 · Chapter IV: Of the Practice in Granting and Revoking Probates And · Letters of Administration
Section 264: Jurisdiction of District Judge in granting and revoking probates, etc
(1) The District Judge shall have jurisdiction in granting and revoking probates and letters of administration in all cases within his district.
(2) Except incrases to which section 57 applies, no Court in any local area beyond the limits of the towns of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay, *** shall, where the deceased is a Hindu, Muhammadan, Buddhist, Sikh or Jaina or an exempted person, receive applications for probate or letters of administration until the State Government has, by a notification in the Official Gazette, authorised it so to do.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.