Bare ActsThe Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954

Section 51

(1) When a Bhuxmidirar cr Asark

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(1) When a Bhuxmidirar cr Asark. who has after SuccePsion the commencement of this Act inhzrited aiz interest in any in the case holding as a widow, mother, step-moth~_r~ father's mother, a WO- man holding unmarried daughter or mmxrried sister, '[dies or marr;es ., or the Asaai abandons or surrenders ~il:!: hhddiilg, itj mherited shall devolve upon the near:st suwiving heir (su~i; hcir as widaw, being ascertained in accordant:: with the provisions of sez- rtnfier7 cnughter, tim 50) of the last male BIzrir;lidhar or Asami, &her than et,. one who inherited as a father's faikr. (2) When a Bhumidhar who has befare the commence- !'merit of this Act inherited an interest in any holding as a widow, mother, stepmother, father's moth", daughter, sister or step-sister- (a) dies and such Bhumidhar was on the date a proprietor d the land comprised in the holding and- (it she was in accordance with the persons1 law applicable to her entitled to a life estate only in the holding, the holding shall devolve upon the nearest surviving heir (such heir being ascertaimd in ac- cordance with the provisions of ss.=tion 50) of the last male proprietor or tenailt aforzsaid; and if (5) she was in accordance with the personal law applicable to her ent'tied to the holding abso- lutely the holding sball devolve in accordance with the table mentioned in section 53; (b) '[dies or marries] and such Bhrnidhar on the date imme'iately befare the said dats held the holding otherwise t5an as a proprietor, the holding shall de- vdve upon the nearest suvivisp heir (such heir bzi:?g ascertained in accordance wit5 the provisions of sec- tioa 50) of the last male tenant other than one who inherited as a father's father. (3) The provisions of sub-section (I) shzll rnritaiis .murandis appI:y to an Asami who inherited the holding before the commencement of :his Act. (4) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall apply tc a persm. succeeding to an interest in any hslding under the provi- sions of section 53.

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