A, aged 40, is at sea in a merchant ship of which he is the purser. Under section 65 of the Indian…
Section 65 extends privileged wills to "any mariner being at sea" who has completed eighteen years. Illustration (ii) to section 65 holds that a purser at sea in a merchant…
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A, aged 40, is at sea in a merchant ship of which he is the purser. Under section 65 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, can he make a privileged will?
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Correct answer A
Section 65 extends privileged wills to "any mariner being at sea" who has completed eighteen years. Illustration (ii) to section 65 holds that a purser at sea in a merchant ship "is a mariner, and, being at sea, can make a privileged will". The privilege is not confined to naval service or to times of war.