A certificate under this Part shall have effect throughout 1[India] 2***.
3 [This section shall apply in 3[India] 4 after the separation of Burma and Aden from India to certificates granted in Burma and Aden before the date of the separation, or after that date in proceedings which were pending at that date.]
5[It shall also apply in 3[India] 6***7after the separation of Pakistan from India to certificates granted before the date of the separation, or after that date in proceedings pending at that date in any of the territories which on that date constituted Pakistan.]
2. The words "of India" omitted by the A.O. 1950.
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 380
Section 380 establishes that a succession certificate granted by a District Judge has effect throughout the whole of India, entitling the holder to realize debts in any State.
Unlike ordinary civil decrees which require execution transmission under Section 39 CPC, a succession certificate granted by a District Court in Tamil Nadu or Maharashtra is directly enforceable in Delhi, West Bengal, or any other State. A bank or corporation situated anywhere in India is legally bound under Section 380 to honor the certificate and release the specified debts and securities without demanding a local state certificate.
Section 380 is the answer when an out-of-state bank branch insists upon a 'local certificate'. If a Mumbai court granted the succession certificate, a bank in Kolkata cannot refuse payment on the ground that the grant is from another State; Section 380 commands that the certificate has effect across the whole of India.