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The Hindu Succession Act
`1956
An Act to amend and codify the law relating to intestate succession among Hindus.
List of Chapters & Sections
PRELIMINARY
General
General provisions relating to succession
Escheat
TESTAMENTARY SUCCESSION
REPEALS
PRELIMINARY
1
Short title and extent
2
Application of Act
3
Definitions and interpretation
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Repealed