Indian Succession Act, 1925 · Chapter XIV: Of Specific Legacies
Section 149: Where deficiency of assets to pay legacies, specific legacy not to abate with general legacies
If there is a deficiency of assets to pay legacies, a specific legacy is not liable to abate with the general legacies.
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