Indian Succession Act, 1925 · Chapter I: Of Grant of Probate and Letters of Administration
Section 223: Persons to whom probate cannot be granted
Probate cannot be granted to any person who is a minor or is of unsound mind [nor to any association of individuals unless it is a company which satisfies the conditions prescribed by rules to be made [, by notification in the Official Gazette] by the [State Government in this behalf.]
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