The Mappilla Wills Act, 1928

The Mappilla Wills Act, 1928

Act 7 of 1928

Keyword(s): Minor, Will, Codicil

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'I'TAMIL NADU] ACTNo.VII OF 1928'.

[THEMAPP~LLAW~LLSA&. 1928.1

(Recei~~rdtire assmr of the Governor on the 9tIt Afc~y

1928. crncl t/lar of the Governor-General on tlze 30th Mr~y1928 ; the assent of the Governor-Ceiierul was $rst plrbli~herlin the Fort St. Gcorgc Cazrtte of the 1C)tlt Jtrnr 1928.)

AnAct todefinetheLawrelatingtoWillsl ~ yMappillas. I I

preamble. WHEREASit exfcciicnt to dcfinc thc law relating to testa~licntasydisposiiiolls by Mappillas govcrncd by the M:lrumskkrittayon.~nor the Aliyas:ln~:inn Law of'lnheritancc ;

A SD WHI:RCAS Ihc previo~ss:~nction 01'tile GO!t'rnor-Gencral ha\ been obta.inrd io tllc passinp of [his Act ; I t if hereby cr?:\ctcc! ns i i ~ i lso :-~ ~

This Act may be called the Mappilla Wills Act, 1928.

(i) It shall come into force on the 1st day of January 1929. (ii) It extends to the whole of the State of Tamil Nadu. (iii) It applies to testamentary dispositions by Mappillas governed by the Marumakkattayam or the Aliyasantana Law of Inheritance in respect of property which, but for such testamentary disposition, would devolve in accordance with the provisions of the Mappilla Succession Act, 1918.

Testamentary dispositions to which this Act applies shall be governed by the Muhammadan Law relating to wills and not by the Malabar Wills Act, 1898.