Indian Succession Act, 1925 · Chapter IV: Of the Practice in Granting and Revoking Probates And · Letters of Administration
Section 286: District Delegate when not to grant probate or administration
A District Delegate shall not grant probate or letters of administration in any case in which there is contention as to the grant, or in which it otherwise appears to him that probate or letters of administration ought not to be granted in his Court.
Explanation.— "Contention" means the appearance of any one in person, or by his recognized agent, or by a pleader duly appointee to act on his behalf, to oppose the proceeding.
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