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The Hindu Succession Act `1956

An Act to amend and codify the law relating to intestate succession among Hindus.
1956
List of Chapters & Sections

  1. PRELIMINARY

  2. 1
     Short title and extent
  3. 2
     Application of Act
  4. 3
     Definitions and interpretation
  5. 4
     Overriding effect of Act

  • 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 congnates
  • 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 disqualifie
  • 28
     Disease, defect, etc., not to disqualif

  • Escheat

  • 29
     Failure of heirs

  • TESTAMENTARY SUCCESSION

  • 30
     Testamentary successio

  • REPEALS

  • 31
     Repealed