If a legacy is given in general terms, without specifying the time when it is to be paid, the legatee has a vested interest in it from the day of the death of the testator, and, if he dies without having received it, it shall pass to his representatives.
PART VI TESTAMENTARY SUCCESSION · CHAPTER VI.—Of the construction of Wills
Section 104: Time of vesting legacy in general terms
The Indian Succession Act, 1925