The Tamil Nadu Nambudri Act, 1932
tamil-nadu · 1933
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- S. 1Short title and application
- S. 2Section 2 defines key terms for managing and understanding Nambudiri joint family properties in Tamil Nadu.
- S. 3Section 3 guarantees equal proprietary rights to all members of an illom, regardless of deviation from orthodox customs.
- S. 4The karnavan shall keep true and correct accounts of the income and expenditure of the illom
- S. 5j'alidation of sales, mortgages and leases
- S. 6Section 6 states that debts or mortgages by a karnavan do not bind the illom unless for necessary reasons.
- S. 7Slaintt'nancc of mcmbcrs of illom
- S. 8Relincltlishment of karna) anship
- S. 9Section 9 allows every major male Nambudri to marry anyone, overriding customary restrictions.
- S. 10Right of major Nambudti female to have her marriage perfornied and recover the marriaye I expenses and don ry
- S. 11Illom and its mrtt2rrgement
- S. 12[Ornitteril
- S. 13Dowry to be sepamte property of Nambtldri female
- S. 14Section 14 of the Tamil Nadu Nambudri Act, 1932 establishes the legal guardians for a minor's person and property, prioritizing parents and close relatives in order of seniority.
- S. 15Saving of the operation of Guardians and Wards Act, 1890
- S. 16Section 16 of the Tamil Nadu Nambudri Act, 1932, deems a person to die intestate if they haven't made a valid will or testamentary disposition.
- S. 17Section 17 governs the devolution of self-acquired or separate property of a deceased Nambudri male intestate.
- S. 18Section 18 of the Tamil Nadu Nambudri Act, 1932, dictates that the property goes to surviving relations like widows, sons, unmarried daughters, or male-line descendants if no will exists.
- S. 19Section 19 of the Tamil Nadu Nambudri Act, 1932 outlines rules for distributing property among heirs, prioritizing widows, sons, and unmarried daughters, with provisions for male descendants in absence of direct heirs.
- S. 20Section 20 outlines the order of inheritance for intestate property in Tamil Nadu when no direct heirs are left.
- S. 21Section 21 of the Tamil Nadu Nambudri Act, 1932 specifies the order of inheritance for a married Nambudri woman's self-acquired property.
- S. 22On the death intestate ofan unmarried Nambudri Dcvolu,ion female, the whole of her property which is self-acquired
- S. 23Section 23 allows members of an illom to claim their share of properties upon separation, with special rules for married couples and minors.
- S. 24Section 24 allows a member of an illom to leave and receive their share of properties if they change religion.
- S. 25Section 25 declares that a member's share in an illom becomes their separate property upon separation.
- S. 26Saving
- S. 27Application of the Act to certaia, commdtislr
- S. 1932i TABLE OF CONTENTS
- S. 1933his own community
- S. 19692 For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Fort St