A obtained letters of administration to the estate of B as his widow. It has since come to light that A…
Illustration (iv) to section 263 states this very case as a ground for revoking the grant. The Explanation treats as just cause a grant obtained by "an untrue allegation of…
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A obtained letters of administration to the estate of B as his widow. It has since come to light that A was never married to B. Under section 263 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, the letters of administration:
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Correct answer A
Illustration (iv) to section 263 states this very case as a ground for revoking the grant. The Explanation treats as just cause a grant obtained by "an untrue allegation of a fact essential in point of law to justify the grant", even if the allegation was made "in ignorance or inadvertently". So A's good faith is no answer, and the grant must be set aside by revocation, not simply ignored.