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The Succession Act, 1925

Section 300Concurrent jurisdiction of High Court Division

In forcePart IX Probate, Letters of Administration and Administration of Assets of Deceased.Chapter IV OF THE PRACTICE IN GRANTING AND REVOKING PROBATES AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
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Part IX Probate, Letters of Administration and Administration of Assets of Deceased.

Chapter IV OF THE PRACTICE IN GRANTING AND REVOKING PROBATES AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION

s. 300

300. Concurrent jurisdiction of High Court Division (1) The High Court Division shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the District Judge in the exercise of all the powers thereby conferred upon the District Judge. (2) Except in cases to which section 57 applies, [the High Court Division], in exercise of the concurrent jurisdiction hereby conferred over any local area [shall not], where the deceased is a Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, Sikh or Jaina or an exempted person, receive applications for probate or letters of administration until the Government has, by a notification in the official Gazette, authorised it so to do.

  1. 32. The words "the High Court Division" were substituted, for the words "no High Court" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)
  2. 33. The words "shall not" were substituted, for the word "shall" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

End of s. 300.

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