Indian Succession Act, 1925 · Chapter IV: Of the Practice in Granting and Revoking Probates And · Letters of Administration
Section 265: Power to appoint delegate of District Judge to deal with non-contentious cases
(1) The High Court may appoint such judicial officers within any district as it thinks fit to act for the District Judge as delegates to grant probate and letters of administration in non-contentious cases, within such local limits as it may prescribe:
Provided that, in the case of High Courts not established by Royal Charter, such appointments shall not be without the previous sanction of the State Government.
(2) Persons so appointed shall be called "District Delegates".
State amendments to this section
Karnataka
Amendment of Central Act 39 of 1925.—In the Indian Succession Act, 1925 (Central Act 39 of 1925) as in force in the State of Karnataka, section 265 shall be omitted.
[Vide Karnataka Act 28 of 1978, s. 4].
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.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 265
No Supreme Court judgment in our database cites this section yet.