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ThePrintPod: Probate no longer must to prove validity of wills- What’s latest amendment to Indian Succession Act
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ThePrintPod: Probate no longer must to prove validity of wills- What’s latest amendment to Indian Succession Act

ThePrint

December 24, 20253m 6s

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The Parliament cleared the Repealing and Amending Bill, 2025, which deletes Section 213 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 eliminating the requirement of mandatory probate for certain wills. The amendment removes a dual distinction of geography and religion that has long been in conflict with succession laws in the country, turning probate from a mandatory exercise to an optional one.----more----