If, at the expiration of twelve months from the date of any probate or letters of administration, the executor or administrator to whom the same has been granted is absent from the State within which the Court which has granted the probate or letters of administration exercises jurisdiction, the Court may grant, to any person whom it may think fit, letters of administration limited to the purpose of becoming and being made a party to a suit to be brought against the executor or administrator, and carrying the decree which may be made therein into effect.
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 252
Section 252 provides for the grant of Administration Limited to the Purpose of becoming party to a suit to be brought against an executor or administrator.
Creditors seeking to sue an estate whose executor has relocated abroad should apply under Section 252 for appointment of an administrator limited to being made defendant in the suit, ensuring service within the local jurisdiction.