Haryana Cabinet Amends Punjab Courts Act to Align with Indian Succession Act, 1925

5 Dariya News

Chandigarh 24-Mar-2026

The Haryana Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini here today, approved an amendment to Section 30 of the Punjab Courts Act, 1918, as applicable to the State of Haryana, in order to remove legal ambiguity and ensuring alignment with existing central legislation.

The decision follows a recommendation from the Registrar General of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, who highlighted that the current provision in Section 30 refers to the Indian Succession Act, 1865 and the Probate and Administration Act, 1881—both of which have been repealed and replaced by the Indian Succession Act, 1925.

To address this inconsistency, the Cabinet has approved the substitution of the outdated references with the Indian Succession Act, 1925 in clause (a) of sub-section (2) of Section 30 of the Punjab Courts Act, 1918 (as applicable to Haryana). The amendment aims to bring clarity to the legal framework governing jurisdiction in certain succession-related proceedings handled by subordinate courts.