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Hindu Succession Act
An Act to amend and codify the law relating to intestate succession among Hindus.
| Act Id | 195630 |
| Act Number | 30 |
| Enactment Date | 1956-06-17 |
| Act Year | 1956 |
| Ministry | Ministry of Law and Justice |
| Enforcement Date | 17-06-1956 |
- PRELIMINARY
- 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
- TESTAMENTARY SUCCESSION
- REPEALS
