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THE HINDU SUCCESSION ACT, 1956 ACT NO. 30 OF 19561 [17th June, 1956.] An Act to amend and codify the law relating to intestate succession among Hindus. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:― CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title and extent.―(1) This Act may be called the Hindu Succession Act, 1956.
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.
Nov 19, 2022 · The Hindu Succession Act, 1956 is an Act relating to the succession and inheritance of property. This Act lays down a comprehensive and uniform system that incorporates both succession and inheritance. This Act also deals with intestate or unwilled (testamentary) succession.
The Hindu Succession Act, 1956 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted to amend, codify and secularize the law relating to intestate or unwilled succession, among Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, and Sikhs.
Oct 20, 2023 · The Hindu Succession Act of 1956 provided equal rights to male and female heirs in succession and inheritance, while subsequent amendments expanded the rights of women, daughters and other disadvantaged sections.
An Act to amend and codify the law relating to intestate succession among Hindus. Be it enacted by the Jammu and Kashmir State Legislatrure in the Seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:— CHAPTER I Preliminary 1. Short title and extent. —(1) This act may be called the Jammu and Kashmir Hindu Succession Act, 1956. (2) It extends to ...
Hindu Succession Act, 1956 was enacted to simplify India’s inheritance laws. It applies to: to any person, who is a Hindu by religion, including a Virashaiva, a Lingayat or a follower of the Brahmo, Prarthana or Arya Samaj. to any person who is a Buddhist, Jain or Sikh by religion.
