The Hindu Succession Act, 1956
Central · 1956
- S. 1Short title and extent.
- S. 2Application of Act.
- S. 3Definitions and interpretation.
- S. 4Overriding effect of Act.
- S. 5Act not to apply to certain properties.
- S. 6Devolution of interest in coparcenary property.
- S. 7Devolution of interest in the property of a tarwad, tavazhi, kutumba, kavaru or illom.
- S. 8General rules of succession in the case of males.
- S. 9Order of succession among heirs in the Schedule.
- S. 10Distribution of property among heirs in class I of the Schedule.
- S. 11Distribution of property among heirs in class II of the Schedule.
- S. 12Order of succession among agnates and congnates.
- S. 13Computation of degrees.
- S. 14Property of a female Hindu to be her absolute property.
- S. 15General rules of succession in the case of female Hindus.
- S. 16Order of succession and manner of distribution among heirs of a female Hindu.
- S. 17Special provisions respecting persons governed by marumakkattayam and aliyasantana laws.
- S. 18Full blood preferred to half blood.
- S. 19Mode of succession of two or more heirs.
- S. 20Right of child in womb.
- S. 21Presumption in cases of simultaneous deaths.
- S. 22Preferential right to acquire property in certain cases.
- S. 23Omitted.
- S. 24Omitted.
- S. 25Murderer disqualified.
- S. 26Convert’s descendants disqualified.
- S. 27Succession when heir disqualified
- S. 28Disease, defect, etc., not to disqualify
- S. 29Failure of heirs.
- S. 30Testamentary succession
- S. 31Repealed.