The BENGAL WILLS AND INTESTACY REGULATION,1799
###### 38 WILLS AND I N'TES1ACY [ 1799 : Ben. R eg.5.

 BENGAL REGULATION 5 or: 1799

 (THE B ENGAL WtL u-; AND JNn.STA<;Y RI·.Clll.A rroN,
 ] 799) l

 [Jrd At ny 1 79~ I

 A Regulation to limit the interference of the Zila
 * * [2 ] Courts of Diwmzi Adalal in exec ution
 of wills and adm inistration to the E <itatcs of persons dying in t('statc.

Prcambl... l. Doubts h..tving been entertained to wha t C'XIent, ant! in

###### what manner, t he 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 cas e~ wh.-1ein the inhabi tants ol the

above Provinces may have left wills .u thei r decrase, and appOin t-
ed exetuto1s to carry t he s:11ne into effect, or may have dted intt·s-
tat e lc.1ving an E~ t atr real or personal ; with a "icw to remove all
###### doubts on the autho1it:r ol thr- Lila**' Court~ in such <.l~es, aud

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.1. SHORT T I TLE.-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 (XIV of 1874) , sectum 3, to be in force in
the following Disrricts namely:-

The Diatricts of Cachar (excl uding Nor.h Cad1ar Hills), 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 -.. cr .. repe:d~ d hy l h<' R1·pc.tlmg Act

18H (XVI of 1874), arc: omitted .


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###### 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 t ne Muhammadan

laws with respect to Muhammadans, and the Hindu laws with
regard to Hindus, be the general rules fo r the g uid ance of the

Judges, the Vice-President in Council has pajsed the following

Regul ation, to be con sidered in force from t he period of its

promulgation in the above Provinces respectively.

             - , In all cases of a Hindu, Mussulman or other person Estiuea o•

subject to the jurisdiction of the Zila * • u cou rts, h aving at his !Tin d us,

death left a will and appointed an executor or executors to carry Mudha m -d

t e h same . mto e ecffi t, an d . m w I . h I I . l!C t te 1e1r to t e h d ecease d may othema ana an rs not

not he a disqualified landholder subj ect 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 t he :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'XCep t 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 eavmg . a son or ot I 1er l . 1e1r, w h o, b y t I 1e I aws o f the country, m ay mg m es a e.

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).

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n ' 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 Repealing Act, 1874 (XVI of 1874), and partly
by tht Amend ing 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

Cl ' 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.


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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 tl w Court of \\'ard ~, his guardian

<H ncart·st of kin w ho by SD< cia! appointml'nt or bv the law

a11d usage of th e country, m ay Ut' authorized to act for him, is
not req uired to apply to th e 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 violence : and the Coutt s of

.JuMicc ;ur re~ttictcd from interference i11 s11ch case~., xcept

a r cgul.u complain• bt· pt cfen t d                  -                  - u

###### If l her!' I.e 4 If thc•r•· IH ruon hrirs than 0111' tf) T[1]H' 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!              - · an: r~<t•tctrd fr<H n 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(,.~ a;.p,i.nt u gr. ~C\'t'ftl I 1 c :um;mts, oll t.: nr mole n f w I 10m m:t;' I 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 r &Hat. vf J u d gmcnt l I tat mav I >~" passer I . 111 t f w Slll. t ; •>r, •n c I nau r l t o f sue I 1

              - lestatc: 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.

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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· ·~l rd by the i\mend111~ \cr. 1?111 (I rof IQtl:l),

are omitted.


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**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 t he 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 tl w la nded

estate of :1 peNn dccrase.!, tlw j udgt" w ithin whose jurisdic tion
1uch cstat<' nt.t} be srtuatc·d \Or in "' hich th e d C'cea~c d ma y h av e

r c~idcd, or the principal part ol t he esta te m ay lie, in th e events
###### of its hcinf{ si t u.llc<.l within two or more j m is<.lic ti ons) is a utho-
rizer! to appoin t :wad n inistt·nor lin tfw dtw care and rnan age-
mcutofsuch e~tttr, n ntil, in thr fo rmer 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, ad m in istra tor o r

otherv·t~<:, hair 'lllt:nd and claim the s.mw ; wh~.:n, if t he j ud ge
be satisfied that titc claim is well found ed , or if thr sa me b e
establishe-d .tft,·r .trlV inquiry that nay appear n ecr~sary, the

admimst1a1or appiJ:n trd by thr Cc.Hr t shall cll'fi\·c·r O\r r 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~ ol _.w_ adnani~tr ator bt in~· .tppointed S('curity to
under thi, Rt ~tuation, ht• 1s, prcvi•ms to cntt•r i m~ upon the cxecu- l>e t a lt~n

t10. n o f I 11s ul cl' cc·. to gr\'\: . ~c,o< I sccurrty I •r t I ll' I .ut I 111 1· I c 1· I esc rarge nfrllom ow1 11ces and

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 .ttlminislra-

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 ou t ul' t he procc• ds o lr hc <'stat e, nnd to be
a pen:entat•' thrll'llj)flll, alt<-1 d <luetin~ tlw rxpr.us··~ ol manage·
ment.

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S , .111d IJ h.Ht' he~n modal rtl bv the l:lengal ,\ U M.il~tl **Lstro.lel** M•nag~­

mcnt Regulauvu, ltl:l7 (\ ot ltl~7), _jJ<Jst._


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_42_ W ILL~ AND ! NT.I:.STAGY [1799: Ben. R eg. 5.

Procedure in 7. The Judges of the Zila "'             - J. C.:ourts, on rrCt'IVIng

c.tscs ol per· in for ma con that any person \\ i thin their respective j ut i~diction
sons dying

has died intestate leaving personal property, and that there is no

inUI!ate
leaving per· claimant to such properly, are to adopt such m ea~un~s ;,s may be
sonal proper- ueressary fo1 thr: temporary care of the propt>rty, a nti to is ue an
ty to which, a dverti sement in the curren t languages oft he country requiring
there is no

the heir or the d eceased, or a ny person en titlC'd to rccc:i• c c hargc:

claimant.

###### 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 th e property, or to receive charge thereof as

executor, admini,tralor or otherwise, the: same- i3 to bf' ddi vered
###### 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 irc unt-
stanccs or I he case is I() be tra nsmit trd to drc _t Board_ of Reve-

nue, or , in Assam, to th e [stale:: I H Govrrnme11t lot its I orders.

Saving c,f U. ~othing in this H. egu lation is to be' und er~tnod to limit

J urisdictioa or alter the juri~diction of the Coul't of W:~rrls               - in the: .tppoi ut·

or Court ot ment of managers nr guardians lor              - .~c -. dtsqualdied lantllroldc:rs,

Wards.

###### ••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, j

1814 (XVI ot 181l), .ue orniu ed.

The words ' 'or, tf the deccasecl wtre an J :u rop~au, lll tbc Co~. l cutta (

Gazette" which were rep .. aled by the Amending Act, l'lu3 (I ot 1903), .; re

omiltcd.

These words were substituted hy t;le Decentralization Act, 1914 (IV

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.

                                - 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

~ore omiued. N

                                - _Subslilfllld_ for the wo~d " l'rovinc i~o l " by A. 0., l '.150.


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