Multiple choice

A deceased has made a specific bequest of part of his property. The executor not having assented to the bequest sells the subject of it. The sale is

  1. valid

  2. void

  3. voidable

  4. voidable at the discretion of executor only
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Section 310 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 states that if any executor or administrator purchases, either directly or indirectly, any part of the property of the deceased, the sale is voidable at the instance of any other person interested in the property sold. 

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