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Section 53 CPC — Liability of ancestral property

The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 · Official PDF page 54

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53. Liability of ancestral property.—For the purposes of section 50 and section 52, property in the hands of a son or other descendant which is liable under Hindu law for the payment of the debt of a deceased ancestor, in respect of which a decree h as been passed, shall be deemed to be property of the deceased which has come to the hands of the son or other descendant as his legal representative.

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