Hindu Succession Act, 1956

Section - 1 - Short title and extent

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Section - 2 - Application of Act

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Section - 3 - Definitions and interpretations

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Section - 4 - Overriding effect of Act

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Section - 5 - Act not to apply to certain properties

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Section - 6 - Devolution of interest in coparcenary property

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Section - 7 - Devolution of interest in the property of a tarwad, tavazhi, kutumba, kavaru or illom

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Section - 8 - General rules of succession in the case of males

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Section - 9 - Order of succession among heirs in the Schedule

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Section - 10 - Distribution of property among heirs in class I of the Schedule

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Section - 11 - Distribution of property among heirs in class II of the Schedule

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Section - 12 - Order of succession among agnates and cognates

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Section - 13 - Computation of degrees

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Section - 14 - Property of a female Hindu to be her absolute property

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Section - 15 - General rules of succession in the case of female Hindus

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Section - 16 - Order of succession and manner of distribution among heirs of a female Hindu

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Section - 17 - Special provisions respecting persons governed by marumakkattayam and aliyasantana laws

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Section - 18 - Full Blood preferred to half blood

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Section - 19 - Mode of succession of two or more heirs

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Section - 20 - Right of child in womb

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Section - 21 - Presumption in cases of simultaneous deaths

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Section - 22 - Preferential right to acquire property in certain cases

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Section - 23 - [Omitted by the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, w.e.f. 9-9-2005]

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Section - 24 - [Omitted by the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, w.e.f. 9-9-2005]

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Section - 25 - Murderer disqualified

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Section - 26 - Convert’s descendants disqualified

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Section - 27 - Succession when heir disqualified

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Section - 28 - Disease, defect, etc. not to disqualify

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Section - 29 - Failure of heirs

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Section - 30 - Testamentary Succession

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Schedule - HEIRS IN CLASS I AND CLASS II

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