Succession Act, 1925 — Section 212: Right to intestate’s property

212. Right to intestate’s property.___(1) No right to any part of the property of a person who has died intestate can be established in any Court of Justice, unless letters of administration have first been granted by a Court of competent jurisdiction.

(2)This section shall not apply in the case of the intestacy of a Hindu, 1[Muslim], Buddhist, Sikh, Jaina 3[.Parsi] or 4[Pakistan Christian].