The question (6 marks)
E, an Indian Christian, was born in Mumbai in 1970 to a father then domiciled in India. In 2008 E took employment with a shipping company in Singapore and has lived there ever since on successive work permits, retaining a flat in Pune and telling his family he will return on retirement. E dies intestate in 2025 leaving the Pune flat and a large bank deposit in Singapore. His nephew contends that the law of Singapore governs the whole estate. Advise. (6 marks)
MU Module IV (4.2), domicile; pack ch. 04 succession-act-scheme-and-domicile.
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It tests Unit 4 · The Indian Succession Act 1925 of Family Law I (Muslim, Parsi and Christian Law; Indian Succession Act).
Authorities you will need
- Indian Succession Act
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