Proof of representative title against debtors of deceased persons

Proof of representative title against debtors of deceased persons.-

1. (1) No Court shall-
   • (a) pass a decree against a debtor of a deceased person for payment of his debt to a person claiming on succession to the effects of the deceased person or to any part thereof, or
   • (b) proceed upon an application of a person claiming to be so entitled, to execute against such a debtor a decree or order for the payment of his debt, except on the production, by the person so claiming or applying, of-
     • (i) a probate or letters of administration evidencing the grant to him of administration to the estate of the deceased; or
     • (ii) a certificate granted under this Act or the Succession Certificate Regulation of 1896 and having the debt or security specified therein.
2. (2) The word "debt" in sub-section
3. (1) includes any debt except rent, revenue or profits payable in respect of land used for agricultural purposes.