Family and Personal Law
The Hindu Succession Act, 1956
Act 30 of 1956 · 31 sections
Practise questions on Hindu Law
Title, date and preamble
[17th June, 1956.]
An Act to amend and codify the law relating to intestate succession among Hindus.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:―
Contents
CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY
CHAPTER II INTESTATE SUCCESSION
General
- 5.Act not to apply to certain properties
- 6.Devolution of interest in coparcenary property
- 7.Devolution of interest in the property of a tarwad, tavazhi, kutumba, kavaru or illom
- 8.General rules of succession in the case of males
- 9.Order of succession among heirs in the Schedule
- 10.Distribution of property among heirs in class I of the Schedule
- 11.Distribution of property among heirs in class II of the Schedule
- 12.Order of succession among agnates and cognates
- 13.Computation of degrees
- 14.Property of a female Hindu to be her absolute property
- 15.General rules of succession in the case of female Hindus
- 16.Order of succession and manner of distribution among heirs of a female Hindu
- 17.Special provisions respecting persons governed by marumakkattayam and aliyasantana laws
General provisions relating to succession
- 18.Full blood preferred to half blood
- 19.Mode of succession of two or more heirs
- 20.Right of child in womb
- 21.Presumption in cases of simultaneous deaths
- 22.Preferential right to acquire property in certain cases
- 23.[Omitted]
- 24.[Omitted]
- 25.Murderer disqualified
- 26.Convert’s descendants disqualified
- 27.Succession when heir disqualified
- 28.Disease, defect, etc., not to disqualify
Escheat
CHAPTER III TESTAMENTARY SUCCESSION
CHAPTER IV REPEALS
Schedules and appendices
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