In every case in which there is no contention, but it appears to the District Delegate doubtful whether the probate or letters of administration should or should not be granted, or when any question arises in relation to the grant, or application for the grant, of any probate or letters of administration, the District Delegate may, if he thinks proper, transmit a statement of the matter in question to the District Judge, who may direct the District Delegate to proceed in the matter of the application, according to such instructions as to the Judge may seem necessary, or may forbid any further proceeding by the District Delegate in relation to the matter of such application, leaving the party applying for the grant in question to make application to the Judge.
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 287
Section 287 empowers a District Delegate to transmit a statement to the District Judge in doubtful cases where there is no contention, seeking judicial directions.
If a District Delegate hesitates to grant probate in an uncontested matter involving a handwritten or foreign will, request the Delegate to make a reference to the District Judge under Section 287 rather than dismissing the petition.