THE BENGAL WILLS AND INTESTACY REGULATION,1799

38 WILLS AND I N'TES1ACY [ 1799 : Ben. R eg.5. BENGA L REGULATION 5 or: 1799 (THE BENGAL WtL u-; AND JNn.STA<;Y RI·.Clll.A rroN, ] 799) l [Jrd At ny 179~ I A Regulation to limit the interference of the Zila * *2 Courts of Diwmzi Adalal in execution of wills and administration to the E <itatcs of persons dying in t('s tatc. Prcambl... l. Doubts h..tving been entertained to what C'XIent, ant! in what manner , the Jutlge of the Zil<t * • Coutts of th,. Dht'am Adalnt iu the Provinces of 13engal, Bihar, Orissa and B··nares arc· au thorised to interfere in case~ wh.-1ein the inhabi tants ol the above Provinces may have left wills .u thei r decrase, and appOint­ ed exetuto1s to carry the s:11ne into effect, or may have dted int t·s­ tate lc.1ving an E~tatr real or personal ; with a "icw to remove all doubts on the autho1i t:r ol thr- Lila**' Court~ in such <.l~es, aud -- - --- . - - -- ... - --- .1. SHORT T ITLE.-l'h1s short titll' was given by thl" Amending Act, 1897 (V of 11197), since n:pealeJ. LOCAL EXTENT.-This Regulation WaJ declarcJ, by notifications under the Scheduled Districts Act, UIH (XI V of 1874) , sectum 3, to be in force in the following Disrricts namely:- The Diatricts of Cachar (excl uding Nor.h Cad1ar H ills) , Darrang, Goalp.ua (excluding the Lasteru Duars), Kamrup, Lakhimpur :\owgong, Sibsagar and Sylhet, ride 1'\otificauoo No. 71 3-L., uated 27th September, 1937. 2The word' "and City'' which were repealc-cl by Amending Act, 189 1 (Xll of 1891), are omitted. • The words "and City" which -.. c r .. repe:d~d hy lh<' R1·pc.tlmg Act 18H (XVI of 1874), arc: omitted . ·r n Cl 1799: Ben. Reg.5 .] WILLS ANO INT~STACV 39 to apply thereto, as far as possible, the principle "' "' 1 that in suits re~arding succession and inhetitaHce tne Muhammadan laws with respect to Muhammadans, and the Hindu laws with regard to Hindus, be the general rules for the g uidance of the Judges, the Vice-President in Council has pajsed the following Regulation, to be considered in force from the period of its promulgation in the above Provinces respectively. •2, In all cases of a Hindu, Mussulman or other person Estiuea o• subject to the jurisdiction of the Zila * • u courts, having at his !Tin d us, death left a will and appointed an executor or executors to carry Mudha m -d h . ffi d . I . h I I . h d d ma ana an t e same mto e ec t, an m w l!C t te 1e1r to t e ecease may others not not he a disqualified landholder subject to the superintendence being dis­ of the Court of Wards • • • •' the executors so appointed are qual i fi e d to take charge of the Estate of the deceased, and proceed in the :an~hold~~· execution of their tru't accordmg to the will of the deceased and ea\'mst WI · the laws and usages of the country, without any application to the J udge of the Diwani Acalat or any other officer of [the Governmcnt]5 for his sanction ; and the Courts of J ustice are prohibited to interfere in such casrs , I'XCept on a regular complaint against the executors for a breach of trust or other- wtse , when they are to take cognizance of such complaint in common with a ll others of a civil nature • • o *3. Tn case of a Hindu, ;\-fussulman, or other person subject Estates ot ' to the jurisdiction of the Zit a • 7 Couns, dying intestate, but .P"r~on,, tdty. 1 . I l . h b I I f mg m es a e. eavmg a son or ot 1er 1e1r, w o, y t 1e aws o the country, m ay 1 The Wllrdt and ligures "prescri~d in section 15 of Ref(ulation IV, 1793, ti~ .. .'' which were repealed by the Repelling Act, 1874 (XVI of 18H), arr Olllltted. So much of ss. 2 and 3 .u restricts the i ote rferrnce of thl' Givil Courts in cat~.! ofinheritcnce by minors was repealt•d by Act XL of 1851! \Mtnors). ' The wQrds "and City" which were repeal• d by the Repealin« Act, 1874 (XVI of 1874), are omitted. ' Thr worda and ligures "under Regulation X, 1793, or any other Regulation relative to thejumdiction of the Court of Wards" which were reP"·')~ I putly bv the Repeali ng Act, 1874 (XVI of 1874), and partly by tht Amending Act, 1903 1.1 of 1903) , are omitted. The word "Go~rnment was substituted by thc- A. 0. 1937 by the words "'the Crown" ; "Crown" agnin has been substituted by A. 0. 1950. ' 0 The test of s. 2, which wu repealtd by ICe Repealing Act, 1874 (XV! of 187-1), is omllted. Th<' wllrds "or C1ty" wh1ch wcH re~"'\lrd by the Hepealmg Acl, 1874 (XVI of 1874), arc omitted . If l her!' I.e • 40 \VII LS A:'< 0 I NTES I MW [1799 : Ben. R eg .5. I If' «"n tilic:d to suu red to the whole estat e of the deccas d, such lwir , if of age a nd cnm prtcnt to take the possession and manage­ Ill nt of the Est He, or, ,,. llr;der age or inrompl'lt>nt and not un· dt.r th .. Surenntt·nc!enrc of tlw Court of \\'ard~, his guardian <H ncart·st of kin w ho by SD< cia! appointml'nt or bv the law a11d usage of the country, may Ut' authorized to act for him, is not req uired to apply to the Courts of Ju~ticc for permission to take po~:.cssion of the Estate of the dcrea~rd as far as th~.: same can be done without vio lence : and the Coutts of .JuMicc ;ur re~ttictcd from interference i11 s11ch case~., xcept a r cgul.u complain• bt· pt cfen t d * * u 4 I f thc•r•· IH ruon hrirs than 0111' tf) T1H' F sl.tlt' nf a prn••n nwre h~ o rs than one 111 ,I\ Ill" JIIIUI llt', .til I 1 hrr c.ur .t~ l< 'r .Hn•• 1 •-; I l <'Ill ··h-•·; 111 the Esl'llC <Jf olj);)Oi. ( nt lt n( I ("(1111111011 lllol!lol; ···, they art: 1'. iJ Ot~l ' ((I I tkC' intestate. P'"'''''illlt, .md 1111: C:"lll t< .. r Just! ·c· an: r~<t•tctrd fr<Hn tntcr- felt.nce, \\ill1out a rc~ula1 cornpl.1111t, a~ in tlu c 1~c of a single h<'ir ; In lwdhar But if the right of ~uccession to till' E•t.ttt' IJ«" disputed lwtwct·n c:a(,.~ u gr. I 1 f I I " ,,,,,. a;.p,i.nt ~C\'t'ftl c :um;mts, oll t.: nr mole n w 10m m:t;' 1:'1\r ta,..en posses- fur 'care a11d s.()Jl, th~ J url· •·. n a rt'gular suit bt•ing ,,ref 1 rc1i by the party adm in j S· Olll Of pos,e:>Sinn, Sll.liJ take ~(IOd ,lnd ~ufTicit:llt S!"t'Ul iLy from the tr at • on pa1tynr p:trtio 111 posscs:.wn frr Ins or thtil •< npliancc \\ith tht' managl'meor J d I I I . f . I r l f I .. r &Hat. vf u gmcnt l tat mav >~" passer 111 t w Slll t ; •>r, •n c nau t o sue 1 •nlestatc: security being given witl in a ro:.tson-.ble prriod, may g1ve posses­ sic 11, until the smt ma,· be cktt'rmined, to the other claimant 01 cl1imnats ''ho lii·IY be ahle to ~he· such sPC'lllitv, dcr.laring at the same tinlt' tt.tt ur'l p >~sr-,~iun •~ ro<>l 1 anv clegrre to affrrt the 1 i~ht ,('property at i<~uc· lwtwet·ll tlw IMI' l ll s. uut to II<· consi.lt red nwrclv a-; .m administration to the Estate for the benefit of the hct;s who may on investigation he found c·ntitlcd to su<.:Ce«"o then·to. -·---- --- ----·--- J Tlu• worcl~ "wh< n they arc to pro<"~"d thereupon o\('1 C>rdong to th ~·nr- ral R~'"lllatiom,' which w·rt" rep· ·~lrd by the i\mend111~ \cr. 1?111 (I rof IQtl:l), are omitted. 1799: Ben Reg. 5 ] W ILLS A:>iD l NT£STA<..Y 41 1 5. I n tht· event of none •)r the claimants to the e sta te of a person d}ill~ intcstll .. being .tble to ~ivc tlw security required by the (.>ITtt·dit:~ -.e<.tton, and in a ll c.tses whetcin there may he no pcrsou attthl)rizcd and wilung tot 1k1· charge' of tlw la nded estate of :1 peNn dccrase.!, tlw j udgt" w ithin whose jurisd ic tion 1uch cstat<' nt.t} be srtuatc·d \Or in "' hich the dC'cea~cd may h ave rc~idcd, or the principal part ol the esta te m ay lie, in the events of its hcinf{ si tu.llc<.l within two or more j m is<.lic tions) is a utho­ rizer! to appoin t :wad n inistt·nor lin tfw dtw care and rna n age­ mcutofsuch e~tttr, nntil, in thr former case, the:mit d ep e nding between th•· scvc·ral claimants ~hall kt\T bec·n dbten nin cd , or in the latter 1 .J~c, unttl the leg-.11 heir to the cstalt, or uthr.r person entitled to rerl'ivc cl argc: ther col as execu tor, adm inistra tor o r otherv·t~<:, hair 'lllt:nd and claim the s.mw ; wh~.:n, if t he j udge be satisfied that titc claim is well found ed , or if thr same b e establishe-d .tft,·r .trlV inquiry that nay appear necr~sary, the admimst1a1or appiJ:n trd by thr Cc.Hr t shall cll'f i\·c·r O\rr the estau· to I i rn, wtth .t ft.ll .l!ld just trcount of all rc c eipts a r;cl dr tlll ;c 1uents Lilli II~ th•· 1wr iod ol lu-; acl!llllll'tta t 1111 1. '6. lu a ll inst·1nr.r~ o l .w adnani~trator bt in~· .tppointed S('curity to under thi, Rt ~tuation, ht• 1s, prcvi•ms to cntt•r i m~ upon the cxecu- l>e ta lt~n . f I l' . I I I I I 1· I 1· I from and t10n o 11s ul ccc·. to gr\'\: ~c,o< sccurrty •r t ll' .ut 111 c esc rarge nllow 1 11 ces of his tru~t i11 a .11111 prnp11rtionatl' l•l th ·extent lltcreof ; nd the paid 10 judgc· appurnllnt~ hem is .luthori7 ·d t" It" lot him (su bjC'ct to the .ttlmi nislra­ approh.rt•on or tlu C..:Ciurt ol Sachu Diw.111i Adalat, to who m a tu n . report 1 to 11 11 'ldc• in such tn~t. nC'cs) an adequate persona l allowance to lw rMid out ul' t he p rocc• ds o lr hc <'sta te, nnd to be a pen:entat•' thrll'llj)flll, alt<-1 d <luetin~ t lw rxpr.us··~ ol manage· ment. --- S , .111d IJ h.Ht' he~n modal rtl bv the l:lengal ,\UM.il~tl Lstro.lel M•nag~­ mcnt Regulauvu, ltl:l7 (\ ot ltl~7), jJ<Jst. Procedure in c .tscs ol per· sons dying inUI!ate lea ving per· sonal proper­ t y to which, there is no claimant. Saving c,f J urisdictioa or Court ot Wards. 42 WILL~ AND ! NT.I:.STAGY [1799: Ben. R eg. 5. 7. The Judges of the Zila "' * J. C.:ourts, on rrCt'IVIng in forma con that any person \\ i thin their respective j ut i~diction has died intestate leaving personal property, and that there is no claimant to such properly, are to adopt such mea~un~s ;,s may be ueressary fo1 thr: t emporary care of the propt>rty, a nti to is ue an advertisement in the curren t languages oft he country requiring the heir or the d eceased, or a ny person en titlC'd to rccc:i• c chargc: nf his effects, to a ttend for· thts purpose. Such adverllsement to be published 011 th ·· spo• where Lire property was fi unci, at the Diwani Adala t n ttcherry of the zila * • 1 , and ifasccrtainable at the dwe-lling pl.1re of the dec1·il~ed • • • ~ ; after which, should any person attend a nd mtisly the judge of his title to the property, or to receive charge thereof as executor, admini,tralor or otherwise, the: same- i3 to bf' ddivered up to him, on tf'paymt>n t 01 :.111y nt>el'ssary cxpt·nst· incurred in the carC' of it. Should nn claim be prekrred within the twelve months next ensuing, an inventory of tht> property and report or tht' c ircunt­ stanccs or I he case is I() be tra nsmit trd to drc t Board of Reve­ nue, or , in Assam, to the [stale:: I H Govrrnme11t lot its I orders. U. ~othing in this H.egu lation is to be' under~tnod to limit or alter the juri~diction of the Coul't of W:~rrls • in the: .tppoi u t· ment of managers nr guardians lor * .~c -. dtsqualdied lantllroldc:rs, ••e or in any case wherein a special power may he \csted in the Court ot w a ,·ds. •• 7 IThc words "or City" which were rC'pe:lled l>y the Rrpealin,.: ct, 1814 (XVI ot 181l), .ue orniu ed. The words ' 'or, tf the deccasecl wtre an J :u rop~au, lll tbc Co~. lcutta Gazette" which were rep .. a led by the Amending Act, l 'lu3 (I ot 1903), .; re omiltcd. These words were substituted hy t ;le Decentralization Act, 19 14 ( I V of 1914), for the word• "Local Government" for ''iu," w~tch by the Amendin~ Act 1903 (1 of 1•)03), Schedule 11, bad l>een substituted for the words '·G~vc-rnor General in Council" for "his". The term " Local Govrrnmenr" wu ,ubstituted by the trrm "Provincial GO\ernment" by the Adapcation Order, 1937. j ( • For the pr~nt law u to the Court ot Wards in \ssam, .>tt the Cuurt of Warda Act, 1819 /Ben. Act lX of 1879), post . • - The word "the" thr words and hgurCJ " dacribcd in Rrgula- ur tion X , 1793," and the wort.ls ''by the aoo\ e or an) other Regulation, fo respec tively, which were n•pealed by the ){<'pealing i\<t, 1871 (XVI ol 11174 N ~ore omiued. • Subslilfllld for the wo~d "l'rovinci~o l " by A. 0., l '.150.