Succession Act, 1925 (as amended Act 34 of 2019) with Model Drafts of Will

The Indian Succession Act, 1925 is a comprehensive Bare Act with comments that governs testamentary and intestate succession in India, including the law relating to wills, probate, letters of administration, and succession certificates. The Act provides a uniform legal framework for inheritance among Christians, Parsis, and persons not governed by specific personal succession laws, and also regulates procedural aspects of estate administration. This updated 2026 edition incorporates amendments introduced by the Repealing and Amending Act, 2025 and presents the statute together with practical drafting aids and authoritative judicial interpretation, offering a reliable and current reference on succession law.

Key Features

• Bare Act text supported by concise and practice-oriented comments
• Updated with amendments under the Repealing and Amending Act, 2025
• Covers testamentary and intestate succession comprehensively
• Explains provisions relating to wills, codicils, and revocation
• Includes procedures for probate, letters of administration, and succession certificates
• Provides model drafts of wills for practical guidance
• Enriched with Supreme Court guidelines on succession and probate matters
• Includes landmark judgments for interpretative clarity
• Updated 2026 edition reflecting current statutory position
• Published by Law & Justice Publishing Co.

This book is highly useful for advocates, family and property law practitioners, estate planners, notaries, judicial officers, judicial service aspirants, law students, academicians, and legal researchers who require an authoritative and updated reference on succession, inheritance, and probate law in India. Its inclusion of model will drafts and judicial guidance makes it especially valuable for drafting, litigation, advisory work, academic study, and competitive examination preparation.