Notwithstanding anything in Bombay Regulation No.
VIII of 1827 the provisions of section 370, subsection (2), section 372, sub-section (1), clause (f), and sections 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 381, 383, 384, 387, 388 and 389 with respect to certificates under this Part and applications therefore, and of section 317 with respect to the exhibition of inventories and accounts by executors and administrators, shall, so far as they can be made applicable, apply, respectively, to certificates granted under that Regulation and applications made for certificates thereunder, after the 1st day of May, 1889 and to the exhibition of inventories and accounts by the holders of such certificates so granted.
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 390
Section 390 preserves and regulates the operation of heirship certificates granted under Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827, assimilating them to succession certificates under the Act.
In Maharashtra and Gujarat courts, practitioners seeking summary recognition of legal heirship for movable asset claims may utilize Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827, relying on Section 390 to confer full statutory protection on corporate and banking debtors.