https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=290649 Section 213 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 requires probate or letters of administration before a right as executor or legatee can be established in court, subject to the exclusions in Section 213(2) and the territorial classifications in Section 57. The provision is not confined to Christians; it applies differently to various communities and territories, including certain Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, Jaina and Parsi wills. That historical and territorially based differentiation has a rational nexus with testamentary proof and does not, by itself, amount to unconstitutional discrimination. The challenge to the validity of Section 213 therefore fails. en-us Thu, 22 Feb 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 09 Oct 2020 09:42:57 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=290649 Section 213 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 requires probate or letters of administration before a right as executor or legatee can be established in court, subject to the exclusions in Section 213(2) and the territorial classifications in Section 57. The provision is not confined to Christians; it applies differently to various communities and territories, including certain Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, Jaina and Parsi wills. That historical and territorially based differentiation has a rational nexus with testamentary proof and does not, by itself, amount to unconstitutional discrimination. The challenge to the validity of Section 213 therefore fails. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 22 Feb 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=290649