Indian Succession Act, 1925
Indian Succession Act, 1925
VIII — REPRESENTATIVE TITLE TO PROPERTY OF DECEASED ON SUCCESSION · Section 212

Right to intestate’s property

Synced on 09 Sept 2026Text as per India Code

(1) No right to any part of the property of a person who has died intestate can be established in any Court of Justice, unless letters of administration have first been granted by a Court of competent jurisdiction.

(2) This section shall not apply in the case of the intestacy of a Hindu, Muhammadan, Buddhist, Sikh, Jaina, 2[Indian Christian or Parsi].

Judgments on Section 212