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L/TAMIL NADU] ACT No. V OF 189tIa

The Malabar Wills Act, 1898

General189816 sections3 chapters

This law specifically applies to people in Tamil Nadu who follow the Marumakkatayam or Aliyasantsna system of inheritance, which is matrilineal. It clarifies that these people have the legal right to make wills to dispose of their property after death. The Act sets out clear rules for how these wills must be written, witnessed, and can be changed or cancelled. By establishing these formal procedures, it ensures that the wishes of the deceased are carried out correctly and prevents disputes over property in communities that traditionally did not have a strong tradition of making written wills.

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Part I PRELIMINARY.

  1. 1Short title, Local extent and Commencement
  2. 2Interpretation clause

Part 11 Part 11

  1. 3Persons to whom this Part shall apply
  2. 4Persons capable of making wills
  3. 5Will obtained by fraud, coercion or importunity
  4. 6Will may be revoked or altered
  5. 7Saving clause

Part IXI ,

  1. 8Persons to whom this Part shall apply
  2. 9Execution of wills and codicils
  3. 10Incorporation of papers by reference
  4. 11Witness not disqualified by interest or by being executor
  5. 12Revocation of will or codicil
  6. 13Effect of obliteration, interlineation or alteration in a will
  7. 14Revival of a will or codicil
  8. 15Execution and revocation of will or codicil by soldiers or mariners

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