Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Family Laws > The Hindu Succession Act, 1956
- History of the Act
- Objects of the Act
- Fundamental Changes Brought About by the Act
Succession in Case of a Hindu Male (Ss. 8 to 13)
- Ss. 8 to 13 Bare Act Provisions
- List of Class I and Class II Heirs
- Illustrations of Distribution of Property in Different Cases
Succession in Case of a Hindu Female (S. 14)
- S. 14 Bare Act Provisions
- Property of Female Hindu
- Property Acquired by a Female Hindu
- Property Inherited by a Female Hindu
General Rules of Succession in Case of Female Hindu (Ss. 15, 16 and 29)
- Ss. 15, 16 and 29 Bare Act Provisions
- Illustrations of Distribution of Property in Different Cases
- Failure of Heirs (S. 29)
General Rules of Succession (S. 18 to 24)
- Ss. 18 to 24 Bare Act Provisions
- Full Blood Preferred
- Devolution Per Capita
- Right of Child in Womb
- The Presumption in case of Simultaneous Death
- Preferential Right to Acquire property
Disqualification of Heir (Ss. 25 to 28)
- Ss. 25 to 28 Bare Act Provisions
- Murderer Disqualified
- Convert Descendants Disqualified
- Succession When Heir Disqualified
- Diseases, Defect, Deformity not Criteria for Disqualification