An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the office and duties of Administrators-General.
The Administrators-General Act, 1963 has 64 sections in 8 chapters, amended 8 times. Each link below opens the official text of that section. Official PDF on India Code.
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Chapter I: PRELIMINARY
Chapter II: THE OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR-GENERAL
- Section 3 – Appointment of Administrator-General
- Section 4 – Appointment and powers of Deputy Administrator-General
- Section 5 – Incorporation
Chapter III: CHAPTER III
- Section 6 – Jurisdiction of High Court for the whole State
- Section 7 – Administrator-General entitled to letters of administration, unless granted to next-of-kin
- Section 8 – Administrator-General, entitled to letters of administration in preference to creditors, certain legatees or friends
- Section 9 – Right of Administrator-General to apply for administration of estates
- Section 10 – Power of Administrator-General to collect and hold assets where immediate action is required
- Section 11 – Grant of probate or letters of administration to person appearing in the course of proceedings taken by Administrator-General
- Section 12 – Grant of administration to Administrator-General in certain cases
- Section 13 – Administrator-General not precluded from applying for letters within one month after death
- Section 14 – Recall of Administrator-General’s administration and grant of probate, etc., to executor or next-of-kin
- Section 15 – Cost of obtaining administration, etc., may, on revocation, be ordered to be paid to Administrator-General out of estate
- Section 16 – After revocation letters granted to Administrator-General to be deemed, as to him, to have been voidable only
- Section 17 – Payments made by Administrator-General prior to revocation
- Section 18 – Administrator-General’s petition for grant of letters of administration
- Section 19 – Name in which probate or letters to be granted
- Section 20 – Effect of probate or letters granted to Administrator-General
- Section 21 – Omitted (omitted/repealed)
- Section 22 – Transfer by private executor or administrator of interest under probate or letters
- Section 23 – Distribution of assets
- Section 24 – Appointment of Official Trustee as trustee of assets after completion of administration
- Section 25 – Power of High Court to give directions regarding administration of estate
- Section 26 – No security to be required from Administrator-General
- Section 27 – Manner in which petition to be verified by Administrator-General
- Section 28 – Entry of Administrator-General not to constitute notice of a trust
Chapter IV: GRANT OF CERTIFICATE
- Section 29 – In what cases Administrator-General may grant certificate
- Section 30 – Grant of certificate to creditors and power to take charge of certain estates
- Section 31 – Administrator-General not bound to grant certificate unless satisfied of claimant’s title, etc
- Section 32 – Effect of certificate
- Section 33 – Revocation of certificate
- Section 34 – Surrender of revoked certificate
- Section 35 – Payment to holder of certificate before it is revoked
- Section 36 – Administrator-General not bound to take out administration on account of assets for which he has granted certificate
- Section 37 – Transfer of certain assets to executor or administrator in country of domicile for distribution
Chapter V: LIABILITY
- Section 38 – Liability of Government
- Section 39 – Creditor’s suit against Administrator-General
- Section 40 – Notice of suit not required in certain cases
Chapter VI: FEES
- Section 41 – Fees
- Section 42 – Disposal of fees
Chapter VII: AUDIT OF THE ADMINISTRATOR-GENERAL’S ACCOUNTS
- Section 43 – Audit
- Section 44 – Auditors to examine accounts and report to Government
- Section 45 – Power of auditors to summon and examine witnesses, and to call for documents
- Section 46 – Costs of audit, etc
Chapter VIII: MISCELLANEOUS
- Section 47 – General powers of administration
- Section 48 – Power to summon and examine witnesses
- Section 49 – Power of person beneficially interested to inspect Administrator-General’s account, etc., and take copies
- Section 50 – False evidence
- Section 51 – Assets unclaimed for twelve years to be transferred to Government
- Section 52 – Mode of proceeding by claimant to recover principal money so transferred
- Section 53 – Succession Act or Companies Act not to affect Administrator-General
- Section 54 – Savings of provisions of Police Acts for presidency-towns
- Section 55 – Order of court to be equivalent to decree
- Section 56 – Provision for administration by Consular Officer in case of death in certain circumstances of foreign subject
- Section 57 – Letters of administration not necessary in respects of small estates administered by Administrator-General in accordance with certain Acts
- Section 58 – Powers to grant Administrator-General letters limited for purpose of dealing with assets in accordance with the Army and Air Force (Disposal of Private Property) Act, 1950, or the Navy Act, 1957
- Section 59 – Act not to affect Army and Air Force (Disposal of Private Property) Act, 1950, or the Navy Act, 1957
- Section 60 – Saving of provisions of Indian Registration Act, 1908
- Section 61 – Power of Central Government to make rules
- Section 62 – Power of State Government to make rules
- Section 63 – Laying of rules made by Central Government before Parliament
- Section 64 – Repeal and savings