(1) A grant of probate or letters of administration in respect of an estate shall be deemed to supersede any certificate previously granted under Part X or under the Succession Certificate Act, 18894 (7 of 1889) or Bombay Regulation No. VIII of 1827, in respect of any debts or securities included in the estate.
(2) When at the time of the grant of the probate or letters any suit or other proceeding instituted by the holder of any such certificate regarding any such debt or security is pending, the person to whom the grant is made shall, on applying to the Court in which the suit or proceeding is pending, be entitled to take the place of the holder of the certificate in the suit or proceeding:
Provided that: when any certificate is superseded under this section, all payments made to the holder of such certificate in ignorance of such supersession shall be held good against claims under the probate or letters of administration.
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 215
Section 215 regulates the legal effect of a subsequent grant of probate or letters of administration upon a pre-existing succession certificate, superseding the certificate in respect of debts and securities.
If a debtor continues paying money to a succession certificate holder after receiving notice of a probate grant, counsel for the executor should cite Section 215; post-notice payments to the certificate holder do not operate as a valid discharge.