Section 98, Indian Succession Act, 1925 — Bequest to class of persons under general description only

Part VI · Chapter VI · Of the construction of Wills

98Bequest to class of persons under general description only.

Section 98 · Part VI · Chapter VI · page 37 of the Act

Where a bequest is made to a class of persons under a general description only, no one to whom the words of the description are not in their ordinary sense applicable shall take the legacy.

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