What is the office of the Administrator General and Official Trustee (AGOT)?
Under which law is the Administrator General and Official Trustee (AGOT) setup?
the Administrator General and Official Trustee (AGOT) is governed by The Administrators-General Act, 1963 and also the various State Acts which are specially made for that purpose.
To whom is the Administrator General and Official Trustee (AGOT) applicable?
When can the AGOT apply for Letters of Administration of a deceased person?
When the AGOT has notice of death of any person who has died with assets over Rs. 10 Lakhs and the office of the AGOT is satisfied, that there is apprehension of misappropriation, deterioration or waste of such assets if such proceedings are not taken by him or that such proceedings are otherwise necessary for the protection of the assets.
Section 10 states that:
10. Power of Administrator-General to collect and hold assets where immediate action is required.—
(1) Whenever any person has died leaving assets within any State exceeding rupees ten lakhs in value, and the High Court for that State is satisfied that there is imminent danger of misappropriation, deterioration or waste of such assets, requiring immediate action