Succession Act, 1925
The Succession Act, 1925 was originally enacted on 30th September 1925 in the British India and was later adopted by Pakistan to consolidate the law applicable to intestate and testamentary succession and all the matters arise in relation therewith in Pakistan. Under the Succession Act 1925, Codicil means an instrument made in relation to a will and explaining, altering, or adding to its dispositions, and shall be deemed to form part of the will. Whereas an Executor means a person to whom the execution of the last will of a deceased person is, by the testator’s appointment, confided. It also defines Will as the legal declaration of the intention of a testator with respect to his property which he desires to be carried into effect after his death.
