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THE INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT, 1925 · CHAPTER XVI.—Of Ademption of Legacies

Section 158 — Ademption where stock, specifically bequeathed, does not exist at testator’s death

Where stock which has been specifically bequeathed does not exist at the testator's death, the legacy is adeemed.
Illustration
A bequeaths to B—
“my capital stock of 1,000£ in East India Stock”:
“my promissory notes of the Central Government for 10,000 rupees in their 4 per cent. loan.”
A sells the stock and the notes. The legacies are adeemed.