https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194548 A nomination under the Employees' Provident Funds law authorises the nominee to receive provident fund , but it does not confer beneficial ownership or override succession law. The Court held that the term "vests" in Section 10(2) has limited effect, so the nominee holds the amount for transmission to the person legally entitled under succession. A contrary nomination cannot defeat the rights of the deceased member's heirs, and the provident fund amount remains part of the estate for succession purposes. en-us Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 13 Sep 2017 11:46:37 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194548 A nomination under the Employees' Provident Funds law authorises the nominee to receive provident fund , but it does not confer beneficial ownership or override succession law. The Court held that the term "vests" in Section 10(2) has limited effect, so the nominee holds the amount for transmission to the person legally entitled under succession. A contrary nomination cannot defeat the rights of the deceased member's heirs, and the provident fund amount remains part of the estate for succession purposes. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194548