Section 2
Ins. by Act 13 of 2018, s. 190 (w.e.f. 8-3-2019).
2. Ins. by Act 13 of 2018, s. 190 (w.e.f. 8-3-2019).
against the deceased if he had survived, may be initiated against the legal representative and all the provisions of this Act shall apply accordingly.
(3) Every legal representative shall be personally liable for any sum payable by him in his capacity as legal representative if, while his liability for such sum remains undischarged, he creates a charge on or disposes of or parts with any assets of the estate of the deceased, which are in, or may come into, his possession, but such liability shall be limited to the value of the asset so charged, disposed of or parted with.
(4) The liability of a legal representative under this section shall be limited to the extent to which the estate of the deceased is capable of meeting the liability.
Explanation . — For the purposes of this section " legal representative " means a person who in law represents the estate of a deceased person, and includes any person who intermeddles with the estate of the deceased and where a party sues or is sued in a representative character, the person on whom the estate devolves on the death of the party so suing or sued.]
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