Wills

THE HINDU SUCCESSION ACT, 1956

This Act deals with distribution of property of Hindus, Sikhs, Budhists, and Jainas who have died without making a will.  The law of intestate succession is more properly the law of inheritance consists of rules which determine the mode of passing of property of the deceased on heirs solely on the basis of their relationship to the deceased.

(1) Short title and extent -Sec.1

SUCCESSION TO THE PROPERTY OF DECEASED PERSON DYING WITHOUT WILL:

(2) General rules of succession in the case of males -Sec.8

(3) Order of succession among heirs in the Schedule - Sec.9

(4) Distribution of property among heirs in Class I of the Schedule -Sec.10

(5) Distribution of property among heirs in Class II of the Schedule -Sec.11

(6) Order of successions among relatives of father and mother - Sec. 12

(7) Ditribution of properties according to legal calculations- Sec.13

(8) Property of a female Hindu to be her absolute property -Sec.14

(9) General rules of succession in the case of female Hindus - Sec.15

(10) Order of succession and manner of distribution among heirs of a female Hindu -Sec.16

GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO SUCCESSION:

(11) Full blood preferred to half blood -Sec.18

(12) Mode of succession of two or more heirs -Sec.19

(13) Right of child in womb -Sec.20

(14) Presumption in cases of simultaneous deaths -Sec.21

(15) Preferential right to acquire property in certain cases -Sec.22

 (16) Special provisions respecting residential houses-Sec.23

(17) Certain widows remarrying may not inherit as widows -Sec.24

(18) Murderer disqualified -Sec.25

(19) Religion Convert's descendants disqualified -Sec.26

(20) Succession when heir disqualified -Sec.27

(21) Disease, defect etc. not to disqualify -Sec.28

ESCHEAT-GOVERNMENT:

(22) Failure of heirs -Sec.29

SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE:

(1) Restriction on grant of certificates under this Part -Sec.370

(2) Court having jurisdiction to grant certificate -Sec.371

(3) Application for certificate -Sec.372

(4) Procedure on application -Sec.373

(5) Contents of certificate -Sec.374

(6) Requisition of security from grantee of certificate -Sec.375

(7) Extension of certificate -Sec.376

(8) Amendment of certificate in respect of powers as to securities -Sec.378

(9) Mode of collecting Court-fees on certificates -Sec.379

(10) Local extent of certificate -Sec.380

(11) Effect of certificate -Sec.381

(12) Effect of certificate granted or extended by Indian representative in foreign State and in certain other cases -Sec.382

(13) Revocation of certificate -Sec.383

(14) Appeal -Sec. 384

(15) Effect on certificate of previous certificate, probates or letters of administration -Sec.385

(16) Validation of certain payments made in good faith to holder of invalid certificate -Sec.386

(17) Contentions testamentary suit by a son, procedure in -Sec.387-A

(18) Power of inferior Courts with jurisdiction of District Court for purpose of this Act -Sec.388

(19) Surrender of superseded and invalid certificates -Sec.389

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