A bequeaths 10,000 rupees "to B for his life, and, after the death of B, to my own right heirs". To…
Under section 93 a gift to the heirs of a particular person, here the testator himself, is distributed as if it had belonged to him and he had died intestate as to it.…
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A bequeaths 10,000 rupees "to B for his life, and, after the death of B, to my own right heirs". To whom does the legacy belong after B's death?
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Correct answer C
Under section 93 a gift to the heirs of a particular person, here the testator himself, is distributed as if it had belonged to him and he had died intestate as to it. Illustration (ii) to section 93 says the legacy after B's death belongs to those entitled to it "if it had formed part of A's unbequeathed property". B had only a life interest, so nothing passes through B's estate.