A, aged 35, is a mariner of a ship which, in the course of a voyage, is lying in harbour. A is…
Illustration (iv) to section 65 holds that such a mariner "is, for the purposes of this section, a mariner at sea, and can make a privileged will". Being briefly ashore…
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A, aged 35, is a mariner of a ship which, in the course of a voyage, is lying in harbour. A is temporarily on shore. Under section 65 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, can he make a privileged will while on shore?
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Correct answer C
Illustration (iv) to section 65 holds that such a mariner "is, for the purposes of this section, a mariner at sea, and can make a privileged will". Being briefly ashore during a voyage does not end his status of being at sea. The Act does not tie the privilege to foreign waters or make the will lapse when he returns to the ship.