Indian Succession Act, 1925 · Chapter VII: Of the Duties of An Executor or Administrator
Section 318: Inventory to include property in any part of India in certain cases
in all cases where a grant has been made of probate or letters of administration intended to have
effect throughout [India] ***, the executor or administrator shall include in the inventory of the effects of the deceased all his moveable and immoveable property situate in 'India, and the value of such property situate in each state shall be separately stated in such inventory, and the probate or letters of administration shall be chargeable with a fee corresponding to the entire amount or value of the property affected thereby wheresoever situate within [India].
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.
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