M and N are executors of a will. M has proved the will; N has not yet done so. M alone assents to a…
Section 311 lets the powers of several executors be exercised by "any one of them who has proved the Will", unless the will directs otherwise. Illustration (iv) to section…
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M and N are executors of a will. M has proved the will; N has not yet done so. M alone assents to a specific legacy of jewellery to L. The will says nothing about joint action. Under the Indian Succession Act, 1925, M's assent:
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Correct answer C
Section 311 lets the powers of several executors be exercised by "any one of them who has proved the Will", unless the will directs otherwise. Illustration (iv) to section 311 states that one has power to assent to a legacy. M has proved the will, so the assent of N, who has not, is not needed.