INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT, 1925

CHRISTIAN LAW ON SUCCESSION

 Consolidating Act
• Introduced by Britishers
• Applies to any class of intestate &
testamentary succession
• law of Wills & codicils for the Hindus
• Probate & administration for all the class of
people
• SMA, 1954 & also impartiable properties
 Scope & Extent

Crown, Armenians, Portuguese,

N.A.
●

Brahmos, Renoncants

Applicab Europeans, persons of mixed European

●

& native Indian, Indian Christians, Jews,

le
Parsi, Hindus, Muslims, SMA, Converts
Kundala Prasad v. Haripada Chatterjee, 1913,
Cal HC
 Rights of relations upon the converts
property
• Adm – General v. Anandachari, 1886, Mad HC
Bhagwan singh v. Kalu, All HC

converted
A
 s.2(d)- Indian Christian
• A native of India who is, or in good faith claims
to be, of unmixed Asiatic descent and who
professes any form of the Christian right

• N A for Anglo Indians

• Applicable for Converts also
Domicile