Section 264: Jurisdiction of district judge in granting and revoking probates, etc
The Succession Act · Federal Acts · Part IX · in_force
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(1) The District Judge shall have jurisdiction in granting and revoking probates and letters of administration in all cases within his district. (2) Except in cases to which section 57 applies, no Court [* * *], [* * *], shall, where the deceased is a Hindu, [Muslim], Buddhist, Sikh or Jaina or an exempted person, receive applications for probate or letters of administration until the [Provincial Government] has, by a notification in the [official Gazette], authorised it so to do.
Related sections
Section 263: Revocation or annulment for just cause CHAPTER IV Of the practice in granting and revoking probates and letters of administrationSection 265: Power to appoint delegate of district judge to deal with noncontentious casesSection 262: Procedure where codicil discovered after grant of administration with will annexedSection 266: District judge's powers as to grant of probate and administrationSection 261: What errors may be rectified by courtSection 267: District judge may order person to produce testamentary papers
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