Under section 311 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, where there are several executors who have all…
Section 311 allows the powers of all executors to be exercised by any one who has proved the will, "in the absence of any direction to the contrary". Illustration (iii) to…
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Under section 311 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, where there are several executors who have all proved the will and the will gives no contrary direction, one of them acting alone may sell the property of the deceased:
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Section 311 allows the powers of all executors to be exercised by any one who has proved the will, "in the absence of any direction to the contrary". Illustration (iii) to section 311 states that one has power "to sell the property of the deceased whether movable or immovable". The power is not confined to movables or to sales by auction, and a co-executor has no veto over a sale made by one of them.