Saving of provisions of Indian Succession Act relating to wills.

What this section does

Nothing in the chapter on documentary evidence affects the provisions of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 relating to the construction of wills. This is a savings clause preserving the special rules for will interpretation under that Act. It ensures that the general evidentiary rules on documents do not override the specific statutory regime for wills.

AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).

The rule in one line

The documentary evidence rules in this chapter do not override the Indian Succession Act, 1925 provisions on construction of wills.

When it applies

• A dispute arises over the meaning of a bequest in a will — the rules of construction under the Indian Succession Act, 1925 apply, not the general documentary evidence rules.
• A court interpreting an ambiguous clause in a will must follow the Indian Succession Act, 1925 framework, which is preserved by this savings clause.

Derived from IEA s.100.