Question

Which of the following is not a legal representative?

• A. Executor and administrators.
• B. Hindu coparceners.
• C. Creditor
• D. Intermeddler

Hint:

A legal representative stands *in place of* the deceased to manage or defend the estate. A creditor stands *against* the estate to make a claim. This difference in roles is key.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Section 2(11) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, defines a 'legal representative' as a person who in law represents the estate of a deceased person. This includes executors and administrators (who are legally appointed), Hindu coparceners (who represent the estate in HUF matters), and even 'intermeddlers' (persons who interfere with the estate without authority, included by a legal fiction for accountability). A 'creditor', however, does not represent the estate. A creditor has a claim *against* the estate to recover a debt; their interests are adverse to the estate, not representative of it.