A person is considered to have died intestate in respect of all the property of which he has not made a testamentary disposition capable of taking into effect.
Examples:
(i) ‘A’ has left no Will. Here, ‘A’ is said to have died intestate in respect of whole of his property;
(ii) ‘A’ has left a Will, whereby he has appointed ‘B’ as his executor; but the Will contains no other provision. Here, ‘A’ has died intestate in respect of the distribution of his property;
(iii) ‘A’ has bequeathed his whole property for an illegal purpose. A has died intestate in respect of the distribution of his property.