Section 77 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 – When words may be supplied

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Section 77: When words may be supplied

77. When words may be supplied.—Where any word material to the full expression of the meaning has been omitted, it may be supplied by the context. Illustration: The testator gives a legacy of “five hundred” to his daughter A and a legacy of “five hundred rupees” to his daughter B. A will take a legacy of Rs. 500.

Source: official text of The Indian Succession Act, 1925 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Indian Succession Act, 1925.

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