The Goa Succession, Special Notaries and Inventory Proceeding Act, 2012
goa · 2016
- S. 1Short title, extent, commencement and application
- S. 2Definitions
- S. 3Succession
- S. 4Sub-section (1) substituted vide Amendment Act 35 of 2023
- S. 5Types of successors: Heirs and legatees
- S. 6Inheritance
- S. 7Simultaneous death of the estate leaver and the successor
- S. 8Opening of the succession
- S. 9Competence to succeed
- S. 10Incompetence to succeed by reason of unworthiness to succeed
- S. 11Consequence of declaration of unworthiness to succeed
- S. 12Re-acquisition of competence to succeed
- S. 13When the ownership and possession is transmitted
- S. 14Partition by inventory
- S. 15Partition by deed
- S. 16—
- S. 17Consequences of transfer of specific asset of inheritance
- S. 18Right of co-heir to claim the inheritance in its entirety
- S. 19Right to demand partition
- S. 20Partition of assets of joint family
- S. 21Acceptance of inheritance
- S. 22Devolution of inheritance under different titles
- S. 23Freedom to accept or renounce
- S. 24Nullity of restricted acceptance or renunciation
- S. 25Capacity to accept or renounce
- S. 26Acceptance or renunciation by one of the spouses only
- S. 27Acceptance of inheritance left to a person under disability
- S. 28Acceptance or renunciation of inheritance left to a deaf and dumb person
- S. 29Form of acceptance
- S. 30Gratuitous transfer of inheritance or share therein
- S. 31Consequences of Court decision declaring a person to be an heir
- S. 32Absence of consensus among heirs to accept or renounce inheritance
- S. 33Transmission of right to accept
- S. 34Indivisibility of renunciation
- S. 35How renunciation is effected
- S. 36Consequences of renunciation
- S. 37Implications of renunciation of disposable share
- S. 38When acceptance may be challenged
- S. 39Subrogation by creditor
- S. 40Prohibition to renounce
- S. 41Retroactivity of acceptance or renunciation
- S. 42Inheritance at abeyance
- S. 43Temporary management
- S. 44Notice to accept or renounce the inheritance
- S. 45Liabilities of the inheritance
- S. 46Order of priorities
- S. 47Liability of the usufructuary
- S. 48Legacy of maintenance or lifetime pension
- S. 49Rights and duties of the heirs in respect of the inheritance
- S. 50Bonafide satisfaction of the legacies
- S. 51When legal succession takes place and its extent
- S. 52Order of legal succession
- S. 53Proximity of degree
- S. 54Succession per capita
- S. 55Accretion upon renunciation of the inheritance
- S. 56Degree and lines of kinship
- S. 57Direct and collateral line
- S. 58Types of direct line of kinship
- S. 59How degrees are counted in the direct line
- S. 60How degrees are counted in the collateral line
- S. 61Incapacity to inherit by legal succession
- S. 62Extent of Incapacity
- S. 63Right of representation
- S. 64Representation in the direct line
- S. 65Representation in the collateral line
- S. 66Right of the representatives
- S. 67Joint representatives
- S. 68Succession of children and their descendants
- S. 69When filiation is disputed
- S. 70Succession per capita
- S. 71Succession per stirpes
- S. 72Succession of parents
- S. 73Succession of grandparents and other ascendants
- S. 74Division per capita: Ascendants in the same degree
- S. 75When ascendants are not in the same degree
- S. 77Succession of surviving spouse
- S. 78Collaterals other then brothers, sisters and their descendants
- S. 79Succession of the State
- S. 80Rights and duties of the State
- S. 81Prior court order
- S. 82Preferential right of habitation and use of surviving spouse
- S. 84Restrictions on transfer by parents, or grandparents
- S. 85Disposition of specific usufruct or lifetime annuity
- S. 86Inofficious dispositions
- S. 87Right of forced heir to claim reduction
- S. 88Renunciation of right to claim reduction
- S. 89Computation of disposable portion
- S. 90Collation
- S. 91Exemption from collation
- S. 92When is a gift deemed an advancement of the legitime
- S. 93Collation by grandchildren
- S. 94When parents are not bound to collate
- S. 95Ascendants duty to collate
- S. 96Spouses of children not bound to collate
- S. 97Expenses to be collated
- S. 98Collation of fruits and profits of gifted things
- S. 99How collation is done
- S. 100Where the value of the gifted assets exceeds the value of donee’s share in the inheritance
- S. 101On payments made
- S. 102Family arrangement
- S. 103Gift of community assets
- S. 104How the shares of co-heirs are to be paid
- S. 105When the value of the assets gifted exceeds the legitime of the donee
- S. 106Where there are several donees
- S. 108Assets which devolve in a preferential manner
- S. 109Duty to collate is a charge in rem
- S. 110Reduction of legacy or gift
- S. 111Order of reduction
- S. 112Partial reduction
- S. 113Reduction of gifts inter vivos
- S. 114Pro rata reduction
- S. 115Reduction in respect of movables
- S. 116Reduction of gifts of immovables
- S. 117When immovable cannot be divided
- S. 118When the donee may retain the gifted property
- S. 119When immovable properties are not in possession of the donee
- S. 120When the donee is insolvent
- S. 121Fruits and profits in the event of reduction
- S. 122Institution of heir
- S. 123Liability of the heirs
- S. 124Liability of the legatee
- S. 125Apportionment of liabilities where inheritance is distributed by way of legacies only
- S. 126Specific sum or thing bequeathed
- S. 127Institution of heirs collectively
- S. 128Brothers or sisters generally instituted as heirs
- S. 129Institution of certain person and his children
- S. 130Right to be compensated for management of inheritance distributed by way of legacies
- S. 131Legacy of a thing subsequently acquired
- S. 132Legacy of a thing belonging to the heir or legatee
- S. 133Legacy of a thing which belongs only in part to the testator or to his successors
- S. 134Restraint on marriage
- S. 135Condition to reciprocate
- S. 136Deferred execution of the disposition
- S. 137Ineffective dispositions
- S. 138Legacy in the alternative
- S. 139Indivisibility of the disposition
- S. 140Supervenience of descendants
- S. 141Effect of supervenient children predeceasing
- S. 142Legacy of a pledged thing
- S. 143Legacy of thing ascertainable at the place where found
- S. 144Legacy of debt not fallen due
- S. 145Legacy made to the creditor of testator
- S. 146Unconditional legacy
- S. 147Choice of legacy of a generic thing
- S. 148Heir’s right to select
- S. 149Transmission of right to choose
- S. 150Legacy for maintenance
- S. 151Legacy of house with things existing in it
- S. 152Legacy of usufruct
- S. 153Legacy to minor
- S. 154Legacy for charitable purposes
- S. 155Mistake as to object or subject of the legacy
- S. 156Delivery of legacy
- S. 157Duty to carry out the will
- S. 158Fruits and income of legacy
- S. 159Legacy of periodic sums
- S. 160Expenses for delivery of legacy
- S. 161Manner and place of delivery
- S. 162New acquisitions
- S. 163Legacy of thing burdened with encumbrance in rem
- S. 164Lien on immovable assets
- S. 165Duty of co-heirs to compensate when the legacy consists of an asset of one co-heir only
- S. 166Institution of heir or legatee subject to fulfillment of condition
- S. 167Conditional legatee
- S. 168Responsibility of the heir apparent
- S. 169Reduction of encumbrance attached to legacy
- S. 170Right of accretion
- S. 171Exclusion of right of accretion
- S. 172Effects of accretion
- S. 173Renunciation of right of accretion
- S. 174Right to legacy
- S. 175Common or direct substitution
- S. 176Pupillary substitution
- S. 177Quasi pupillary substitution
- S. 178Properties which may be subject to substitution
- S. 179Rights and duties of the substitute
- S. 180Reciprocal substitution
- S. 181Fide-commissary substitution
- S. 182Lapse of fidei-commissum
- S. 183Nullity of the substitution
- S. 184Dispositions which are not analogous to fidei-commissum
- S. 185Deemed fidei-commissum
- S. 186Encumbrances in favour of paupers, etc
- S. 187Irregular fidei-commissum
- S. 189Disinheritance
- S. 190Grounds for disinheritance
- S. 191Effects of disinheritance
- S. 192Burden of proof
- S. 193Failure to mention ground or irrelevant ground
- S. 194Right to maintenance of the disinherited heir
- S. 195Period of limitation to challenge disinheritance
- S. 196Concept of will
- S. 197Will is a personal act
- S. 198Will dependant upon instruction
- S. 199Disposition in favour of unnamed relatives
- S. 200Conditional disposition
- S. 201Obstruction to fulfillment of condition
- S. 202Reason contrary to law
- S. 203Disposition where time for commencement or cessation of heirship is fixed
- S. 204Will obtained by coercion, undue influence, deceit, or fraud
- S. 205Duty of authorities
- S. 206When expressions are insufficient
- S. 207Prohibition imposed by testator to challenge his will
- S. 208Joint wills
- S. 209Revocation of will
- S. 210Implied revocation
- S. 211Effect of will which has lapsed
- S. 212Restoration of will
- S. 213When testamentary dispositions lapse
- S. 214Effect of ignorance of existence of children
- S. 215Interpretation of wills
- S. 216Object contrary to law, morality or public policy
- S. 217Capacity to make a will
- S. 218Incapacity to make a will
- S. 219Restrictions on disposition of community assets
- S. 220Restrictions on disposing of specific assets of the inheritance
- S. 221Relative incapacity of sick person
- S. 222Disposition in favour of a person who has rendered domestic help or care and assistance
- S. 223Relative incapacity-Disposition in favour of guardian or manager of assets
- S. 224Relative incapacity-Disposition by adulterous spouse
- S. 225Relative incapacity-Disposition in favour of the Special Notary
- S. 226Extent of nullity
- S. 227Restrictions on impairment of mandatory share
- S. 228Who may receive by will
- S. 229Relevant time to determine capacity to acquire by will
- S. 230Consequence of incompetence to acquire by legal succession
- S. 231Consequences of refusal to act as executor or guardian or their removal
- S. 232Capacity of corporate bodies
- S. 233Fictitious disposition
- S. 234Types of wills
- S. 235Public will
- S. 236Printed open will
- S. 237Closed or sealed will
- S. 238Incompetence to make a closed will
- S. 239Failure to present the closed will
- S. 240Fraudulent removal of will
- S. 241Where the closed will is found open
- S. 242Tampered or torn will
- S. 243Presumption as to who is responsible
- S. 244Torn will found amidst the effects of the testator
- S. 245Wills under this Code to become operative upon death
- S. 246Wills made outside Goa
- S. 247To whom the office of head of the family belongs
- S. 248When the guardian is appointed head of the family
- S. 249Eldest of the spouses to be the head of the family
- S. 250Special head of the family
- S. 251Duty to initiate the inventory
- S. 252When half of the income may be distributed
- S. 253Rights and duties of the head of the family
- S. 254Head of the family when there are only legacies
- S. 255When the head of the family seeks exemption or is removed
- S. 256Concealment of assets of the inheritance by the head of the family or heir
- S. 257Fraudulent description
- S. 258Fraudulent concealment of documents
- S. 259Executor appointed by the testator
- S. 260Who may be executor
- S. 261Appointment of executor by court
- S. 262Where the executor declines to accept the office
- S. 263Time limit to decline appointment
- S. 264When the executor may resign
- S. 265Office of the executor is gratuitous
- S. 266Impediments to become executor
- S. 267Powers of the executor
- S. 268General duties of the executor
- S. 269Duty to initiate inventory
- S. 270When the testator leaves forced heirs
- S. 271Where the testator does not leave forced heirs
- S. 272Time limit to carry out the will
- S. 273Joint executors
- S. 274Duty to render accounts
- S. 275Office of executor not transferable or heritable
- S. 276Accretion of remuneration
- S. 277Expenses of the executor
- S. 278When the executor is guilty of deceit or fraud
- S. 279Effects of partition
- S. 280Consequences of co-heir and moiety holder being deprived of possession
- S. 281Limitation for suit for damages
- S. 282Partition done out of court
- S. 283Rescission in case of out of court partition
- S. 284Sale of share in undivided inheritance: right of pre-emption
- S. 285Notice to moiety holder or co-heirs
- S. 286Sham sale
- S. 287Creation of easement
- S. 288Definition of usufruct
- S. 289Constitution of usufruct
- S. 290Extinguishment of usufruct
- S. 291Right of the usufructuary
- S. 292Determination of usufruct
- S. 293Emphyteusis
- S. 294Divisibility of the emphyteusis
- S. 295Acts contrary to law
- S. 296District and Sub-Districts
- S. 297Special Notaries
- S. 298Offices of the District Special Notary and the Special Notary
- S. 299Absence of District Special Notary
- S. 300Absence of Special Notary
- S. 301Seal of the District Special Notary and the Special Notary
- S. 302State Special Notary
- S. 303Qualifications
- S. 304Function of the Special Notary
- S. 305Status of the Special Notary
- S. 306Evidentiary value of the documents drawn by the Special Notary
- S. 307What instruments are to be drawn only by way of authentic document
- S. 308Obligation of the State to provide books to the Special Notary
- S. 309Books to be maintained by the Special Notary and District Special Notary
- S. 310Requirement of the notarial books
- S. 311Indexes to be maintained
- S. 312Maintenance and preservation of books and other records
- S. 313Special Notaries to allow inspection of indices and give certified copies
- S. 314Power of the State Special Notary and District Notary to superintend and control Special Notaries
- S. 315Powers of the Special Notaries
- S. 316Power to administer oath
- S. 317Incompetence to act
- S. 318Duty of the Special Notary
- S. 319When the Special Notary shall refuse to perform the act
- S. 320Refusal to perform an act
- S. 321Order of the District Special Notary
- S. 322Suit in case of party being aggrieved by order of the District Special Notary
- S. 323Who may be witnesses identifiers and certifiers
- S. 324Requisites of authentic documents
- S. 325How instruments are to be recorded
- S. 326Dumb and deaf
- S. 327Identification of the testator and his condition
- S. 328Place, time and date of the will
- S. 329When a plan is attached to the will
- S. 330When the testator does not know or is unable to write
- S. 331When the testator is deaf
- S. 332Formalities to be complied without break
- S. 333Printed open will
- S. 334Presentation of closed will and approval by the Special Notary
- S. 335Record of the approval of the closed will
- S. 336Failure to comply with formalities
- S. 337Delivery of the closed will
- S. 339Who may deposit the will
- S. 340Special power of attorney for return of the will
- S. 341Formalities to open a closed will
- S. 342Proceedings on death of the depositor
- S. 343Book of record
- S. 344Registration of will
- S. 345Withdrawal of sealed cover deposited under the preceding section
- S. 346Declaration of heirship
- S. 347Notarial acts when void
- S. 348Validation of Notarial acts
- S. 349Liability to disciplinary proceedings
- S. 350Insufficiency of stamp
- S. 351Discretion to state the provision and accept a draft
- S. 352Who may apply
- S. 353To whom certified copy may be delivered
- S. 354Time limit to issue certified copies
- S. 355When a reference is made to other documents in the main instrument
- S. 356When a reference is made to a drawing or plan in the main instrument
- S. 357Manner in which certified copy is to be issued
- S. 358When there are interlineations, erasures and corrections
- S. 359Fees be fixed by the State Government
- S. 360Publication of fees
- S. 361Penalty for incorrectly recording, endorsing, copying, and translating documents with intent to injure
- S. 362Penalties for making false statements, delivering false copies or translations, false personation and abetment
- S. 363Thing bona fide done or refused in his official capacity by an officer acting under this Act
- S. 364Nothing so done is invalidated by defect in appointment or procedure of appointment of an officer acting under this Act
- S. 365Ex-officio powers and acts to be done after office hours
- S. 366Mandatory Inventory
- S. 367Optional Inventory
- S. 368Inventory upon divorce, or separation or annulment of marriage
- S. 369Inventory where a party dies after allotment in Inventory proceeding which were finally disposed of
- S. 370Inventory upon death of the surviving spouse
- S. 371Additional partition
- S. 372Inventory in the event of dissolution of joint family
- S. 373Jurisdiction
- S. 374Consolidation of inventories
- S. 375Petition
- S. 376Order of appointment of head of the family
- S. 377Inquiry for appointment of head of the family
- S. 378Evidentiary value of the declaration of the head of the family
- S. 379Rights and Duties of the Head of the family
- S. 380Concealment of assets by head of the family
- S. 381Consequences of concealment
- S. 382Consequence of giving a list of assets based on false documents
- S. 383Duration of office of head of the family
- S. 384Removal of the head of the family
- S. 385Discharge of the head of the family from holding office
- S. 386Hearings in the inventory proceeding
- S. 387Prosecution of inventory
- S. 388Proceeding in absentia
- S. 389Parties under disability
- S. 390Discharge of guardian, etc
- S. 391Discharge or removal of guardian, etc
- S. 392Composition of the Family Council
- S. 393Death of moiety holder or heir during the pendency of the proceeding
- S. 394Challenge to the maintainability of the proceeding and other objections
- S. 395Application to be declared interested party, legatee or creditor and to be made party to the proceeding
- S. 396Intended sale of a share in an undivided inheritance
- S. 397Sale of share in the undivided inheritance
- S. 398Order of priority and procedure
- S. 399Initial list of assets
- S. 400Objections to the list of assets and other objections
- S. 401When co-heirs are called upon to give a list of assets
- S. 402Deletion of assets listed in the preliminary list
- S. 403Disputes relating to concealment of assets
- S. 404Payment of debts of inheritance
- S. 405Funeral expenses
- S. 406Redemption of certain encumbrances in rem
- S. 407Creditor’s claim
- S. 408Debtor’s denial
- S. 409Valuation
- S. 410Valuation by officer of the court
- S. 411Final list
- S. 412Division by metes and bounds
- S. 413Objection to overvaluation, conference, application for licitation
- S. 414Who may decide on behalf of persons under disability
- S. 415Conference of the interested parties
- S. 416Debts payable by the inheritance and mode of payment
- S. 417Power of the Court to decide on debts
- S. 418Disagreement on the approval of debts
- S. 419Payment of debts fallen due
- S. 420When debts are approved by some of the interested parties only
- S. 421Resolution on mode of payment of debts
- S. 422When do legatees decide on the mode of payment of debts
- S. 423Insolvency
- S. 424Emphyteusis
- S. 425Overvaluation of assets
- S. 426Licitation of asset which is not susceptible to division without detriment
- S. 427Licitation of gifted assets
- S. 428Licitation of bequeathed assets
- S. 429When licitation is to be held
- S. 430Licitation defined
- S. 431When licitation may be annulled
- S. 432Second valuation
- S. 433Inofficious legacy
- S. 434Procedure for second valuation
- S. 435Scheme of partition
- S. 436Procedure for filling up the shares of the parties
- S. 437Chart of partition
- S. 438Preliminary chart
- S. 439Rectification
- S. 440Sortition
- S. 441Second and third chart of partition
- S. 442Confirmation of the partition
- S. 443Costs
- S. 444Safeguards to be observed when the assets are delivered before the order of homologation becomes final
- S. 445Fresh partition
- S. 446Amendment of partition
- S. 447Suit for amendment of partition
- S. 448Rescission of partition
- S. 449Settlement of share of the heir left out in the inventory
- S. 450Finality of the decision
- S. 451Appeals
- S. 452Appointment of Receiver
- S. 453Temporary Injunction
- S. 454Cause title
- S. 455Stamp duty payable
- S. 456Fixation of the amount of costs
- S. 457Enforcement of Order
- S. 458Summary proceeding
- S. 459Power to make rules
- S. 460Repeal and Savings