3For Statement of Objects and Reaso — THE PUNJAB CUSTOM (POWER TO CONTEST) ACT, 1920

2010. 3For Statement of Objects and Reaso Gazette (Extraordinary), 1960, page 2010. ’ Definitions. It extends to '| Union territory of Chandigarh) © In this Act— "Alienation" ineludes any testamentary disposition of property. y > ea "Appointment of an heir" includes any adoption made or purporting to be made according to ointment of an heir" includes any adoption made or purporting to be made according to custom. a e Scope of Act. 8. This Act shall apply only in respect of alienations or appointments of heirs made by 8. This Act shall apply only in respec of immovable property or appointments of heirs made by uch alienations or appointments of immovable property or appointmen persons who in regard to such alienations or appointments ed by custom. persons who in are governed by custom. Savings. This Act shall not affect any right to contest any Rights of #¢ es, 5 Nothing in this Act shall-apply to any alienation . ° an heir by a female. Right males, N . i A ° r 5 Nothing in this Act . ° or appointment of an heir by a female. a 6. Subject to the provisions contained in section 4 ng anything to the contrary contained in a 6. Subject to the provisions contained in se lest. alienations 22d notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Laws Act, 1872, no person shall contest and enations 22d notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained appoint-section 5, Punjab Laws Act, 1872, no person shall contest a l immovable property or any apand appoint-section 5, Punj ments of heirs. ony alienation of ancestral immovable property or any ap-pointment of an heir to such property on the ground that ony alienation of ancestral immovable property or any ap-pointment of an heir to such property on the ground that ment is contrary to custom, unless pointment of an heir to such alienation or appointment is contrary to custom, unless descended in male lineal descent from the such alienation or appointment is contrary to custom, unless such person is descended in male lineal descent from the of the person making the alienasuch person is descended in male lineal descent from the great-great-grandfather of the person making the alienation or appointment. auenatcOn = OE -ancestral auenatcOn = non-ancestral property, | non-ancestra property, | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contaily yy d | — : a jsation ect®) 'Substituted for the word andigarh) (Adaptation of : jsation "Punjab" by the Punjab Reorsepject®) aws on State and Concurren 'Substituted for the word "Punjab" by the Punjab R (Chandigarh) (Adaptation of Laws on State and Concurren Order, 1968. —

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