Legal representative liability under benami proceedings extends pending actions, fresh proceedings, and appellate rights after death. The provision governs proceedings against a legal representative when a person dies during proceedings under the benami property law. Pending proceedings against the deceased are deemed to continue against the legal representative from the stage reached at death, and proceedings that could have been taken against the deceased may be taken against the legal representative, subject to the stated exceptions. Where property has been held benami under the specified provision, the legal representative may prefer an appeal to the Appellate Tribunal in place of the deceased.
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Legal representative liability under benami proceedings extends pending actions, fresh proceedings, and appellate rights after death.
The provision governs proceedings against a legal representative when a person dies during proceedings under the benami property law. Pending proceedings against the deceased are deemed to continue against the legal representative from the stage reached at death, and proceedings that could have been taken against the deceased may be taken against the legal representative, subject to the stated exceptions. Where property has been held benami under the specified provision, the legal representative may prefer an appeal to the Appellate Tribunal in place of the deceased.
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