Mera Samvidhaan All of Indian Succession Act, 1925

Part VI · Chapter VI · Of the construction of Wills

106Legacy does not lapse if one of two joint legatees die before testator.

Section 106 · Part VI · Chapter VI · page 40 of the Act

If a legacy is given to two persons jointly, and one of them dies before the testator, the other legatee takes the whole.

Illustration

The legacy is simply to A and B. A dies before the testator. B takes the legacy.

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