Answer

1. F

   Facts

   The Executor is the person appointed in the Will to carry out its instructions after death. They collect assets, pay debts, file the final ITR, and distribute what remains to beneficiaries. Choose someone: trustworthy, younger than you, not a primary beneficiary (conflict of interest), and ideally a CA or lawyer. You can appoint multiple co-executors.

2. P

   Provisions and law

   • Indian Succession Act 1925, Sec 211-265 | Probate: Sec 222
3. A

   Analysis

   Executor must obtain Probate (court certification of the Will) before banks/property registrar will transfer assets. Probate is mandatory in Bombay, Calcutta, and Madras High Court jurisdictions, advisable everywhere.

4. C

   Conclusion

   1. 1Obtain Death Certificate from municipal authority
   2. 2File Probate petition at High Court (if required)
   3. 3File deceased's final ITR for the year of death
   4. 4Collect all assets, bank accounts, investments, property
   5. 5Pay outstanding debts and liabilities first
   6. 6Distribute remaining estate to beneficiaries per Will

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