{"id":1277,"date":"2009-06-10T02:06:13","date_gmt":"2009-06-09T20:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/laws\/?p=1277"},"modified":"2009-06-10T02:06:32","modified_gmt":"2009-06-09T20:36:32","slug":"the-indian-succession-amendment-act-2002","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/the-indian-succession-amendment-act-2002","title":{"rendered":"THE INDIAN SUCCESSION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2002"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>1. Short title.-This Act may be called the Indian Succession<br \/>\n(Amendment) Act, 2002.<br \/>\n2.Amendment of section 32.<\/p>\n<p>2. Amendment of section 32.-In section 32 of the Indian Succession<br \/>\nAct, 1925 (39 of 1925) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), the Explanation shall be omitted.<\/p>\n<p>3.Amendment of section 213.<\/p>\n<p>3. Amendment of section 213.-In section 213 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2), after the word &#8220;Muhammadans&#8221;, the words &#8220;or Indian<br \/>\nChristians&#8221; shall be inserted<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Short title.-This Act may be called the Indian Succession (Amendment) Act, 2002. 2.Amendment of section 32. 2. Amendment of section 32.-In section 32 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 (39 of 1925) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), the Explanation shall be omitted. 3.Amendment of section 213. 3. 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