https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173070 Sections 223 and 236 of the Indian Succession Act bar grant of probate or letters of administration to an association of individuals, and a society registered under the Societies Registration Act is not treated as a company or juristic person for that purpose. The Court held that the language of the statute is plain and cannot be expanded to create an exception for societies or to supply a casus omissus. A testamentary benefit intended for a society is nevertheless preserved because an authorised office-bearer or nominee may apply for and hold the grant for the society's benefit, and the petition may be amended accordingly. en-us Fri, 26 Sep 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 16:18:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173070 Sections 223 and 236 of the Indian Succession Act bar grant of probate or letters of administration to an association of individuals, and a society registered under the Societies Registration Act is not treated as a company or juristic person for that purpose. The Court held that the language of the statute is plain and cannot be expanded to create an exception for societies or to supply a casus omissus. A testamentary benefit intended for a society is nevertheless preserved because an authorised office-bearer or nominee may apply for and hold the grant for the society's benefit, and the petition may be amended accordingly. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 26 Sep 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173070