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Section 56. When probate or administration may be granted by District Judge.
THE PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION ACT, 1977 (1920 A.D.)
In forceJammu and Kashmir (State Act)
56. When probate or administration may be granted by District Judge. Probate of the will or letters of administration to the estate of a deceased person may be granted by the District Judge under the seal of his Court, if it appears by a petition, verified as hereinafter mentioned, of the person applying for the same that the testator or intestate, as the case may be, had at the time of his decease a fixed place of abode, or any property, movable or immovable, within the jurisdiction of the Judge.