Hindu Succession Act, 1956
Section - 1 - Short title and extentSection - 2 - Application of Act
Section - 3 - Definitions and interpretations
Section - 4 - Overriding effect of Act
Section - 5 - Act not to apply to certain properties
Section - 6 - Devolution of interest in coparcenary property
Section - 7 - Devolution of interest in the property of a tarwad, tavazhi, kutumba, kavaru or illom
Section - 8 - General rules of succession in the case of males
Section - 9 - Order of succession among heirs in the Schedule
Section - 10 - Distribution of property among heirs in class I of the Schedule
Section - 11 - Distribution of property among heirs in class II of the Schedule
Section - 12 - Order of succession among agnates and cognates
Section - 13 - Computation of degrees
Section - 14 - Property of a female Hindu to be her absolute property
Section - 15 - General rules of succession in the case of female Hindus
Section - 16 - Order of succession and manner of distribution among heirs of a female Hindu
Section - 17 - Special provisions respecting persons governed by marumakkattayam and aliyasantana laws
Section - 18 - Full Blood preferred to half blood
Section - 19 - Mode of succession of two or more heirs
Section - 20 - Right of child in womb
Section - 21 - Presumption in cases of simultaneous deaths
Section - 22 - Preferential right to acquire property in certain cases
Section - 23 - [Omitted by the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, w.e.f. 9-9-2005]
Section - 24 - [Omitted by the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, w.e.f. 9-9-2005]
Section - 25 - Murderer disqualified
Section - 26 - Convert’s descendants disqualified
Section - 27 - Succession when heir disqualified
Section - 28 - Disease, defect, etc. not to disqualify
Section - 29 - Failure of heirs
Section - 30 - Testamentary Succession
Schedule - HEIRS IN CLASS I AND CLASS II
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