Relevancy of certain judgments in probate, etc., jurisdiction.

What this section does

A final judgment, order, or decree of a competent court or tribunal in probate, matrimonial, admiralty, or insolvency jurisdiction that confers, takes away, or declares a legal character, or declares entitlement to a specific thing absolutely (not merely against a specified person), is relevant when such character or title is in question. Such judgment is conclusive proof of when the legal character accrued, ceased, or when the property vested, as declared therein.

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

The rule in one line

Final judgments in probate, matrimonial, admiralty, or insolvency jurisdiction are conclusive proof of the legal character or title they confer, declare, or extinguish.

When it applies

• A probate decree granting letters of administration is conclusive proof that the administrator's legal character accrued from the date the decree came into operation.
• A matrimonial court decree of divorce is conclusive proof that the marital status ceased from the date declared in the decree.

Derived from IEA s.41.