Section 109 UP Revenue Code: Succession to woman inheriting interest as a female heir

Section 109: Succession to woman inheriting interest as a female heir

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Text as published by India Code for the Government of Uttar Pradesh, with amendments up to U.P. Act No. 20 of 2026.

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Where before or after the commencement of this Code, any woman inherits the interest of a male ¹(third gender) bhumidhar, asami or Government lessee in any holding, and such woman dies, marries or remarries after such commencement, then, her interest and the holding shall, subject to the provisions of section 107 and 112 devolve upon the nearest surviving heir of the last male ¹(third gender) bhumidhar, asami or Government lessee, as the case may be.

Explanation:—The expression ‘nearest surviving heir’ in this section means the heir ascertained in accordance with section 108.

²[ Provided that if any woman inheriting as a daughter, who has surviving heirs specified in clause (a) of section 110 of this Code, dies, her interest in the holding shall devolve upon heirs specified in clause (a) of section 110. ]

Footnotes in the official text

1.Ins. by sec. 10 of U.P. Act no. 28 of 2020.
2.Ins. by sec. 84(b) Prov. of U. P. Act no. 04 of 2016.